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A literature review is a part of a concept note which talks about the current state of knowledge with regards to the intervention and the methodologies to be used during the impact evaluation project. Researchers writing a literature review analyze the findings in the literature to inform their own research questions and methodologies.  
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A literature review is an overview of the current state of knowledge with regards to the topic of the impact evaluation (mechanisms and/or intervention to be studies). It places the impact evaluation within the existing literature, emphasizing what the IE will contribute / how it will advance the field.  
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== Read First ==
A summary of the findings from the literature review should be included in the [[Impact Evaluation Design|Impact Evaluation Concept Note]] as well as the final paper.  
 
== Guidelines ==
 


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Revision as of 11:48, 5 April 2018

A literature review is an overview of the current state of knowledge with regards to the topic of the impact evaluation (mechanisms and/or intervention to be studies). It places the impact evaluation within the existing literature, emphasizing what the IE will contribute / how it will advance the field.


Read First

A summary of the findings from the literature review should be included in the Impact Evaluation Concept Note as well as the final paper.

Guidelines

Back to Parent

This article is part of the topic Impact Evaluation Design

Additional Resources

Oxfam Brief on conducting effective literature reviews: "Reviewing the Existing Literature"