A State of Research is a section of a research report, and can also be a stand-alone essay. To complete a state of research you should review the scholarly writing, published (original) research study results, and other important analyses on a particular aspect of a topic.
A scholarly state of research is part of any final research study or report since it demonstrates that you are familiar with what other scholars have already studied and published on your subject, and allows you then to map out what new arena or question you would like to
pursue. There is, after all, no point in reinventing the wheel, i.e., undertaking a study that someone else has already done or trying to answer a question that has already been adequately explored. And there’s also no point in reaching your own interpretive conclusions without taking into account what others have already studied and argued. You would lack credibility and appear naive and uninformed if your analysis has already been convincingly put forth or refuted.
The purpose of a state of research is fourfold:
1. The first is to summarize and assess the state of existing knowledge on your narrowed topic. What knowledge exists and is generally accepted with regard to your topic? Are there important differences or disagreements among scholars? Are there significant problems or limitations with any of the research studies? Which research methods were employed in the various research studies, which were not, and with what
consequences? What questions remain unanswered? What aspects or approaches seem
relatively unexplored?
2. Through the process of reviewing existing knowledge you will also develop a
more nuanced understanding of your topic, the second reason for conducting a
literature review and writing a state of research.
3. This new understanding leads to the third reason, to raise questions for further
research. In other words, what are you left wondering? What questions or aspects of the issue do you find have been unanswered, underexplored or overlooked? How would our understanding be improved by pursuing those questions or angles? At the end of this process, you will hopefully find that you can identify several potential research
questions.
4. The final purpose of the state of research, based on the sources that have been assessed
and the new questions that have been raised, is to identify one specific and significant research question that identifies a gap in the current state of knowledge or analysis about your topic. This research question will drive your research from this point forward as you build towards the final project, in which you present an argument that attempts to answer your own research question.
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