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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824799203321

Autore

Major Claire Howell

Titolo

An Introduction to Qualitative Research Synthesis [[electronic resource] ] : Managing the Information Explosion in Social Science Research

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2012

ISBN

1-283-60527-9

9786613917720

1-136-61613-6

0-203-49755-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Savin-BadenMaggi

Disciplina

001.433

300.72

Soggetti

Education - Research - Methodology

Qualitative research - Methodology

Social sciences - Research - Methodology

Social sciences - Methodology - Research

Education - Methodology - Research

Social Sciences

Social Sciences - General

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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



Sommario/riassunto

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