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Title: On 'Literature Reviews of, and for, Educational Research': A Response to the Critique by Joseph Maxwell
Language: English
Authors: Boote, David N., Beile, Penny
Source: Educational Researcher. Dec 2006 35(9):32-35.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 4
Publication Date: 2006
Document Type: Journal Articles
Opinion Papers
Education Level: Higher Education
Descriptors: Educational Research, Literature Reviews, Student Research, Doctoral Dissertations, Research Problems, Research Skills, Meta Analysis, Reader Response, Criticism, Schematic Studies, Correlation, Concept Formation
ISSN: 0013-189X
Abstract: This article is a response to the critique by Joseph Maxwell on the article written by these authors entitled "Scholars Before Researchers: On the Centrality of the Dissertation Literature Review in Research Preparation". Maxwell argues that dissertations should emulate research articles and include a conceptual framework that only discusses relevant literature. Candidates need not present a thorough analysis and synthesis of the scholarship and research, Maxwell argues, or justify claims made about the literature. Finally, he asserts that the authors have misunderstood the relationship between literature and research, which led to an accusation of "foundationalism." However, these specific disagreements ignored fundamental differences about the purposes of the doctoral dissertation and the relationship between those purposes and doctoral program goals. In this rejoinder, the authors briefly explore these conceptual and normative differences. (Contains 2 notes.)
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