There are 4 ways to organize the articles in the main body of the review.
Chronological: Organizing the literature into time periods
Thematic: Identifying the themes presented in the literature and discuss each theme
Examining the theoretical literature and then the methodological literature: Review the theories on the topic and then discuss the development of an appropriate methodology to conduct a new study
Examining the theoretical literature and then the empirical literature: When the literature has both theoretical and empirical evidence and each is discussed separately
Content adapted from Carnwell, R., & Daly, W. (2001). Strategies for the construction of a critical review of the literature. Nurse education in practice 1(2), 57-63. https://doi-org.uml.idm.oclc.org/10.1054/nepr.2001.0008
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