Literature & Conceptual Framework Guidance
A literature review that makes the case for your study, and a conceptual framework that gives your thesis its backbone.
What this service covers
You have read a hundred papers, and the review still reads as a list of summaries. Your supervisor has written where is the gap? in the margin. You know which theories matter but not how to connect them into something you can test. This is where many scholars lose months.
Systematic search
We help you set up a systematic search with clear rules for what is included and what is not.
Organise as an argument
We guide you in organising the literature by theme, period or theory, so it reads as an argument rather than a catalogue.
Critique, not describe
We show you how to critique studies rather than merely describe them — precisely what examiners look for.
Articulate the gap
We help you articulate the research gap so that it leads naturally into your objectives.
Select the theories
We help you select the underpinning theories and justify the choice.
Build the framework
We build your conceptual framework with you — constructs, relationships, hypotheses — so your design and analysis have something firm to follow.
A clear, guided process
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Search
We help you set up a systematic search with clear rules for what is included and what is not.
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Organise
We guide you in organising the literature by theme, period or theory, so it reads as an argument rather than a catalogue.
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Critique
We show you how to critique studies rather than merely describe them — precisely what examiners look for.
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Find the gap
We help you articulate the research gap so that it leads naturally into your objectives.
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Ground in theory
We help you select the underpinning theories and justify the choice.
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Build the framework
We build your conceptual framework with you — constructs, relationships, hypotheses — so your design and analysis have something firm to follow.