ABSTRACT
A literature review for a qualitative research project is an ongoing synthesis, critical analysis or evaluation of relevant texts – both current and seminal – that relate to your research question or topic. On the basis of your reading and reviewing of the literature, you develop a coherent argument for the importance and contribution of your own study; therefore, the literature review is an important component of your research, which you start writing even before submitting your research proposal. The literature review in qualitative research is not completed at an early stage but continues to be updated through the entire period of your data collection, analysis and writing up of the final document.
