An Introduction to Qualitative Research Synthesis: Managing the Information Explosion in Social Science Research Contributor(s): Major, Claire Howell (Author), Savin-Baden, Maggi (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415562856 ISBN-13: 9780415562850 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2010 Annotation: Qualitative research synthesis provides a comprehensive glimpse of what individual qualitative studies show. The authors describe the process of data analysis, synthesis and interpretation that users may follow and adapt. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Evaluation & Assessment - Social Science | Research - Education | Research |
Dewey: 300.72 |
LCCN: 2009024750 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (0.90 lbs) 200 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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 studies The 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:
Helping researchers to understand, make meaning and synthesize a wide variety of datasets, this book is broad in scope yet practical in approach. It will be beneficial to those working in social science disciplines, including researchers, teachers, students and policy makers, especially those interested in methods of synthesis such as meta-ethnography, qualitative meta-analysis, qualitative meta-synthesis, interpretive synthesis, narrative synthesis, and qualitative systematic review. |