- Involving student researchers in creating literature reviews supports learning-by-doing

- It enables them to contribute early in their academic careers to sustainability science. This is allows them to gain reputation, and understand emerging topics.

-  Group research with regular exchange and discussions on the topic enables critical reflection on sustainability science. This strengthens reflexivity regarding the normative and transformational aspects of sustainability science. 

- Group literature reviews supports the understanding of and building linkages between research fields in sustainability science. Students may contribute from diverse disciplinary backgrounds, making the literature review interdisciplinary while reflecting a shared understanding.

- It opens the restrictive doors to academia. It both involves students in the research process as well as provides them a networking and learning experience in scientific development


Benefits of engaging students in literature review specific to sustainability (Luederitz 2016)

- an effective approach for integrating students into research
- there is a demand for literature reviews (generalized from sustainability research)
- they open the doors of academia to students - a valuable networking and work experience

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

1Cademy aims to provide an easy way for students to jump into participating in literature review, by provides the meaningful, hierarchical, organization of background knowledge. It also assists students in the act of organizing literature review.

Teaching literature review through a Collaboratory

Luederitz, C., Meyer, M., Abson, D. J., Gralla, F., Lang, D. J., Rau, A. L., & von Wehrden, H. (2016). Systematic student-driven literature reviews in sustainability science–an effective way to merge research and teaching. Journal of Cleaner Production, 119, 229-235.


Systematic student-driven literature reviews in sustainability science – an effective way to merge research and teaching

1.  A structured search
2.  Deconstruction
3.  Reconstruction and synthesis 

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