An Introduction to Qualitative Research Synthesis : Managing the Information Explosion in Social Science Research

ISBN-13: 9780415562867 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 200 str.

Claire Howell Major

Opis

Qualitative research synthesis provides a comprehensive glimpse of what individual qualitative studies show. This text describes the process of data analysis, synthesis and interpretation that users may follow and adapt.

Spis treści

@contents: Selected Contents: Introduction  Part 1: Arguing for qualitative research synthesis  1. Making the case for qualitative research synthesis  2. Comparing qualitative research synthesis with other approaches  Part 2: Doing qualitative research synthesis  3. Designing the synthesis  4. Analyzing, synthesizing and interpreting studies  5. Establishing plausibility in qualitative research synthesis  6. Presenting the synthesis  Conclusion  Part 3: Resources  Examples of studies using qualitative research synthesis  Sample article, Annotated  Qualitative research synthesis bibliography, texts and studies  End matter  Works Cited  Index  Glossary