State-of-the-art literature review methodology: A  six-step approach for knowledge synthesis

This article provides a  6-step approach for conducting SotA reviews. SotA reviews offer an interpretive synthesis that describes:This is where we are now. This is how we got here. This is where we could be going. This chronologically rooted narrative synthesis provides a  methodology for reviewing large bodies of literature to explore why and how our current knowledge has developed and to offer new research directions.
Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research