Scholars Before Researchers
- #references- Title: Scholars Before Researchers: On the Centrality of the Dissertation Literature Review in Research Preparation 
- Meta: - Tags: #references #Synthesis Infrastructure
- Authored by:: David N. Boote Penny Beile
- Year: 2005
- Publication: Educational Researcher
- URL: Boote & Beile (2005). Scholars Before Researchers: On the Centrality of the Dissertation Literature Review in Research Preparation. Educational Researcher
 
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- Abstract
- #lit-context 
- the level of synthesis in regular manuscripts frequently subpar (p.4)- #ClaimSecondary
 
- cites #@alton-leeTroubleshooterChecklistProspective1998, who found that, out of 369 criticisms in 142 reviews for 58 manuscripts submitted for review to Teaching and Teacher education, approximately 33% ({{calc: (31+29+23+21+20)}} / 369) were directly related to inadequacies in synthesis
 
- Developed a rubric for scoring literature reviews, including a category for synthesis
 
- the level of synthesis in regular manuscripts frequently subpar (p.4)