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An Introduction to Qualitative Research Synthesis : Managing the Information Explosion in Social Science Research
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Major, Claire Howell.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education--Research--Methodology.
- Qualitative research--Methodology.
- Social sciences--Research--Methodology.
- Social sciences--Methodology--Research.
- Social sciences.
- Education--Methodology--Research.
- Education.
- Qualitative research.
- Local Subjects:
- Education--Research--Methodology.
- Qualitative research--Methodology.
- Social sciences--Research--Methodology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (193 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Providing a comprehensive guide for understanding, interpreting and synthesizing qualitative studies, An Introduction to Qualitative Research Synthesis shows how data can be collated together effectively to summarise existing bodies of knowledge and to create a more complete picture of findings across different studiesThe authors describe qualitative research synthesis and argue for its use, describing the process of data analysis, synthesis and interpretation and provide specific details and examples of how the approach works in practice. This accessible book:<UL
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1 Arguing for qualitative research synthesis; Chapter 1 Making the case for qualitative research synthesis; Chapter 2 Comparing qualitative research synthesis with other approaches; Part 2 Doing qualitative research synthesis; Chapter 3 Designing the synthesis; Chapter 4 Analysing, synthesizing and interpreting studies; Chapter 5 Establishing plausibility in qualitative research synthesis; Chapter 6 Presenting the synthesis; Conclusion; Part 3 Resources
- Examples of studies using qualitative research synthesisExecutive summaries of qualitative meta-synthesis articles; Bibliography; References; Glossary; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-60527-9
- 9786613917720
- 1-136-61613-6
- 0-203-49755-4
- 9780203497555
- OCLC:
- 811505968
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