
The processes involved include:reading and reflecting interacting with the literature/data and commenting on it identifying key themes and coding for them extracting from the codes 'gold dust'quotes to be used when writing up linking similar ideas from different articles/transcripts identifying contradictions in arguments comparing dissimilarities inarticles/transcripts building one's own argument/analysis with links to supportingevidence in the data/literature.Researchers have developed various strategies to deal with the amount of material aliterature review generates. Yetthe processes involved in building an argument from a body of literature are similar toprocesses involved in analysing qualitative data. However, they are usually overlooked as a form of qualitative analysis. They feature as a basis for all other kinds of research or learnedwork. Silvana di Gregorio - IntroductionLiterature reviews are a common feature of all dissertations, regardless of disciplineor subject matter.

USING NVIVO FOR YOUR LITERATURE REVIEWSilvana di Gregorio, PhDSdG Associates, London and BostonPaper presented at STRATEGIES IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH: ISSUESAND RESULTS FROM ANALYSIS USING QSR NVIVO AND NUD*IST,conference at the Institute of Education, London - 29-30 September 20001 2000 Dr.
