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:
- fully explains the qualitative research synthesis approach;
- provides advice and examples of findings;
- describes the process of establishing credibility in the research process;
- provides annotated examples of the work in process;
- references published examples of the approach across a wide variety of fields.
