About the lecture

In this lecture, we think about the importance and stages of literature reviews in qualitative research projects, focusing in particular on: (i) undertaking a search for relevant sources; (ii) ensuring that the review is balanced between different types of sources, such as academic and non-academic; (iii) funnelling the sources so that they are organised from the general to the specific; (iv) organising the sources into their key themes; (v) referencing the sources correctly.

About the lecturer

Professor Liz Atkins is Professor of Vocational Education and Social Justice at the University of Derby. She has a broad expertise within the field of education, specialising particularly in vocational education and working with low-attaining young people, and she has also written widely on methodological issues within education research. Her publications include Education, Skills and Social Justice in a Polarising World (2022, co-author), Research Methods for Social Justice and Equity in Education (2019, co-author), and Qualitative Research in Education (2012, co-author).