PPT-Choosing a Method of Qualitative Synthesis

Dr Andrew Booth Caveat Reviewer Pandoras Box Confusing Terminology Variety of Choices Qualitative Systematic Review Qualitative MetaSynthesis Qualitative Research Synthesis Qualitative Evidence Synthesis. Chong Ho Yu. Paradigm war. In the past qualitative and quantitative researchers could not get along.. Qualitative researchers criticized quantitative research:. Based on narrow-minded philosophy: positivism. PART 3:. META-AGGREGATION. Its history. Its philosophy. A worked example. Meta-aggregation. A structured, and process driven approach to systematic review drawing on the classical understandings and methods associated with systematic review of quantitative literature as practiced by the Cochrane and Campbell Collaboration. qualitative. research. issues . and. . suggestions. Albert Boonstra. June. 28th 2012. . My perspective. Most of my own research is qualitative. I study IS implementation processes in their context.. An interpretive perspective. Janet Harris . K U Leuven QES Workshop 4 – 6 June 2012. Acknowledgements. These power points build on the materials presented by Angela Harden in the systematic . review . . Parts 1-4 – Data Extraction, Quality Assessment, Synthesising Across Studies, . Completing the Analysis. Shared Topic: . Adherence to Antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV in . Zambia. BACKGROUND: . . Parts 1-4 – Data Extraction, Quality Assessment, Synthesising Across Studies, . Completing the Analysis. Workshop: . Framework Synthesis, Meta-Ethnography and Realist Synthesis . Shared Topic: . Most methods of primary qualitative data . analysis . can be applied to qualitative evidence . synthesis. ‘New’ evidence synthesis approaches have emerged –. eg. meta-ethnography – but use recognisable qualitative analysis principles . Evidence Synthesis of Qualitative Research in Europe (ESQUIRE). . To provide participants with state-of-the art perspective on methodology of qualitative systematic reviews (qualitative evidence syntheses). . Dr Andrew Booth. Caveat Reviewer: Pandora’s . Box!. Confusing Terminology, Variety of Choices. Qualitative Systematic Review. Qualitative Meta-Synthesis. Qualitative Research Synthesis. Qualitative Evidence Synthesis. An interpretive perspective. Janet Harris . K U Leuven QES Workshop 4 – 6 June 2012. Acknowledgements. These power points build on the materials presented by Angela Harden in the systematic . review . a working comparison between Systematic Reviews and Qualitative Evidence Syntheses. Dr . Andrew Booth. , Reader in Evidence Based Information Practice,. School of Health and Related Research (. ScHARR. Dr Andrew Booth (with Acknowledgements to Professor Angela Harden & Professor James Thomas). Overview. What . is Already . Known . around Integrating . Qualitative . and Quantitative Data. Overview . Discuss with your group.. Be prepared to share your answers. . The Hardest Part. The synthesis section is the hardest part of the exam. It is worth . 47. % . of the entire exam!. 17 % -- multiple choice. . Parts 1-4 – Data Extraction, Quality Assessment, Synthesising Across Studies, . Completing the Analysis. Workshop: . Framework Synthesis, Meta-Ethnography and Realist Synthesis . Shared Topic: .