Systematic literature reviews in educational research: when to conduct one, and how to do it

Dr Clara Fontdevila, a ‘Margarita Salas’ Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona/University of Glasgow gives our open lecture on educational research methods on how to carry out rigorous systematic literature reviews (SLRs). In her lecture, Clara discusses: what are systematic literature reviews and how they differ from other approaches at research synthesis what questions can be answered how to design and conduct a SLR - what are the key steps and tools involved and how can they be tailored to different forms of education research the benefits and limitations of SLRs.