LEADER 03719nam 22007453u 450 001 9910799911103321 005 20240131154030.0 010 $a1-283-60527-9 010 $a9786613917720 010 $a1-136-61613-6 010 $a0-203-49755-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000242399 035 $a(EBL)1024553 035 $a(OCoLC)811505968 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000711461 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11411148 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000711461 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10700113 035 $a(PQKB)10453447 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1024553 035 $a(OCoLC)406945870 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB138916 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000242399 100 $a20130418d2012|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 13$aAn Introduction to Qualitative Research Synthesis$b[electronic resource] $eManaging the Information Explosion in Social Science Research 210 $aHoboken $cTaylor and Francis$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (193 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-56285-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aExamples of studies using qualitative research synthesisExecutive summaries of qualitative meta-synthesis articles; Bibliography; References; Glossary; Index 330 $aProviding 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: