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Using mixed methods research synthesis for literature reviews / Mieke Heyvaert, University of Leuven ; Karin Hannes, University of Leuven ; Patrick Onghena, University of Leuven

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Heyvaert, Mieke
Published
Los Angeles : SAGE, [2017]
Copyright Date
©2017
Physical Description
xx, 324 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Additional Creators
Hannes, Karin and Onghena, Patrick

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Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction to MMRS Literature Reviews -- Chapter Outline -- Historical Sketch, Concepts, and Definitions -- Overview of the Stages for Conducting MMRS Literature Reviews -- Ontological Orientations for MMRS Literature Reviews -- Practical Guidelines for Conducting MMRS Literature Reviews -- Potentials and Pitfalls for MMRS Literature Reviews -- Summary Points -- Questions for Thought -- Exercises -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- References -- ch. 2 Preparing for an MMRS Literature Review -- Chapter Outline -- Building a Review Team -- Methodological Expertise -- Topical Expertise -- Preparing for the Protocol Phase -- Developing an Argument for Your MMRS -- Scoping the Literature -- Developing a Protocol -- Choosing an Appropriate Design -- Writing the Background Section of the MMRS -- Objectives and Review Questions -- Methods -- Ethics Involved in Conducting MMRS Literature Reviews -- Advantages and Pitfalls of the Preparatory Phase -- Summary Points -- Questions for Thought -- Exercises -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- References -- ch. 3 Searching for Relevant Studies -- Chapter Outline -- Search Process -- Using Separate Searches for the Separate Strands of the MMRS -- Sampling Strategy: Exhaustive, Selective, or Purposeful -- Planning the Search and Managing the Resources -- Minimizing Bias in the Search Results -- Searching Bibliographic Databases -- Methodological Filters -- Addressing the Issue of Gray Literature -- Hand-Searching Journals -- Searching Reference Lists -- Consulting Citation Indexes -- Contacting Authors and Experts -- Libraries, Internet Searches, and Additional Search Options -- Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria -- Initial Screening Stage -- Final Screening Stage -- Assessing Agreement on Study Inclusion -- Documenting and Reporting the Search Process and Results -- Challenges of Data Collection and Eligibility Criteria for -- MMRS Literature Reviews -- Summary Points -- Questions for Thought -- Exercises -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- References -- ch. 4 Quality Assessment of Primary Research Studies -- Chapter Outline -- Defining Quality Assessment -- Should We Appraise the Quality of Studies and Why? -- Approaches to Quality Assessment -- Expert Judgment Versus Criterion-Based Judgment -- Generic Versus Design-Specific Frameworks for Quality Assessment -- What Sort of Tools are Available to Support Quality Assessment of Primary Studies? -- Quality Assessment Criteria for Quantitative Studies -- Quality Assessment Criteria for Qualitative Studies -- Quality Assessment Criteria for MMR Studies -- Dealing With the Outcome of a Quality Assessment Exercise -- Using the Quality Assessment Outcome to Include or Exclude a Study -- Assigning More Weight to Studies That Score High on Quality -- Describing What Has Been Observed in the Quality Assessment Without Excluding Any Studies -- Remaining Challenges for the Quality Assessment Stage -- Summary Points -- Questions for Thought -- Exercises -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- References -- ch. 5 Extracting Descriptive Data -- Chapter Outline -- Rationale for Descriptive Data Extraction -- Four Steps for Extracting Descriptive Data -- Step 1 Deciding Which Descriptive Data Will be Extracted and Developing the Descriptive Data Extraction Form and the Coding Guide -- Step 2 Piloting the Extraction Form and the Coding Guide -- Step 3 Conducting the Descriptive Data Extraction -- Step 4 Identifying and Discussing Differences in Extraction -- Systematic and Transparent Descriptive Data Extraction Process -- Presenting the Extracted Descriptive Data in the MMRS Report -- Challenges of Descriptive Data Extraction for MMRS Literature Reviews -- Summary Points -- Questions for Thought -- Exercises -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- References -- ch. 6 Data Synthesis for Segregated MMRS Literature Reviews -- Chapter Outline -- Data Synthesis for Segregated, Integrated, and Contingent MMRS -- Possible Data Synthesis Approaches for Segregated MMRS -- Synthesis Approaches for the Qualitative Strand of a Segregated MMRS -- Formal Grounded Theory -- Meta-Ethnography -- Thematic Synthesis -- Meta-Aggregative Synthesis -- Synthesis Approaches for the Quantitative Strand of a Segregated MMRS -- Statistical Meta-Analysis -- Vote Counting -- Narrative Summary -- Bringing the Findings of the Qualitative and the Quantitative Strands Together -- Summary Points -- Questions for Thought -- Suggestions for Further Reading ON FORMAL GROUNDED THEORY -- Suggestions for Further Reading ON META-ETHNOGRAPHY -- SUGGESTION FOR FURTHER READING ON THEMATIC SYNTHESIS -- Suggestions for Further Reading ON META-AGGREGATIVE SYNTHESIS -- Suggestions for Further Reading ON STATISTICAL META-ANALYSIS -- References -- ch. 7 Data Synthesis for Integrated MMRS Literature Reviews -- Chapter Outline -- Possible Data Synthesis Approaches for Integrated MMRS -- Quantitizing Approaches -- Content Analysis -- Vote Counting -- Calculating Frequency Effect Sizes of Qualitative Findings -- Qualitizing Approaches -- Converting Quantitative Findings -- Mixed Synthesis Approaches -- Narrative Summary -- Critical Interpretive Synthesis -- Realist Synthesis -- Summary Points -- Questions for Thought -- SUGGESTION FOR FURTHER READING ON CONTENT ANALYSIS -- SUGGESTION FOR FURTHER READING ON VOTE COUNTING -- SUGGESTION FOR FURTHER READING ON CALCULATING FREQUENCY EFFECT SIZES OF QUALITATIVE FINDINGS -- SUGGESTION FOR FURTHER READING ON QUALITIZING QUANTITATIVE FINDINGS -- Suggestions for Further Reading ON NARRATIVE SUMMARY -- Suggestions for Further Reading ON CRITICAL INTERPRETIVE SYNTHESIS -- Suggestions for Further Reading ON REALIST SYNTHESIS -- References -- ch. 8 Data Synthesis for Contingent MMRS Literature Reviews -- Chapter Outline -- Data Synthesis for Contingent MMRS -- A Closer Look at Often Used Data Synthesis Approaches for Contingent MMRS -- Alternative Data Synthesis Approaches for Contingent MMRS: Bayesian Syntheses -- The Bayesian Synthesis Approach of Roberts et al. (2002) -- The Bayesian Synthesis Approach of Voils et al. (2009) -- The Bayesian Synthesis Approach of Crandell et al. (2011) -- Summary Points -- Questions for Thought -- Suggestions for Further Reading ON BAYESIAN SYNTHESES -- References -- ch. 9 Reporting MMRS Literature Reviews -- Chapter Outline -- Writing Process -- Audience -- Ethics in the Writing Process -- The MMRS Report -- Title and Abstract -- Introduction -- Methods -- Findings -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments, Bibliography, and Appendices -- Publication Outlets for MMRS Protocols and Literature Reviews -- Challenges of Reporting and Publishing MMRS Literature Reviews -- Summary Points -- Questions for Thought -- Exercises -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- References.
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9781483358291 paperback alkaline paper
1483358291 paperback alkaline paper
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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