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ALVES, Alda Judith. Literature reviews in theses and dissertations: my choice of memorable reviews. Cad. Pesqui. [online]. 1992, n.81, pp.53-60. ISSN 0100-1574.

The article analyzes the role of literature review in research works and points out the main inadequacies observed in graduates' dissertations and theses regarding this aspect. The first section emphasizes the importance of a critical analysis of the state of the art in researchers' field of interest, so that a subject may be turned into a research problem. The second deals with the theoretical framework and discusses the difficulties of theory construction in the field of education. Finally, by using the caricature as a means of stressing some features, the last section presents the most frequent mistakes observed in literature reviews.

Palabras clave : Ensino Superior; Pós-Graduação; Metodologia de Pesquisa; Revisão de Bibliografia .

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