02721cam a2200397 i 4500 22534323 CSPC 20261028112326.0 220504s2023 dcu b 001 0 eng 2022016737 9781433838484 (paperback) 22534323 DLC eng rda DLC DLC CSPC pcc R853.M48 .T56 2023 610.721 T489e 23/eng/20220602 Timulak, Ladislav, author. Essentials of qualitative meta-analysis / Ladislav Timulak and Mary Creaner. Washington, District of Columbia : American Psychological Association, 2023. viii, 100 pages ; 23 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Essentials of qualitative methods series Includes bibliographical references and index. Qualitative meta-analysis: its origins and rationale - situating our perspective -- Defining the research problem and planning the study -- Selecting and appraising primary studies and extracting the data -- Analyzing meta-analytic data -- Limitations and challenges of qualitative meta-analysis -- Publishing qualitative meta-analysis -- Summary and future directions. "This book is a step-by-step guide to conducting qualitative meta-analysis (QMA), a flexible and generic method that synthesizes the findings of several research studies investigating similar phenomena. Given the ever-increasing number of qualitative studies in the social sciences, QMA answers the need for rigorous secondary analysis that offers a more conclusive picture of a field of inquiry. The brief, practical texts in the Essentials of Qualitative Methods series introduce social science and psychology researchers to key approaches to qualitative methods, offering exciting opportunities to gather in-depth qualitative data and to develop rich and useful findings"-- Provided by publisher. Meta-analysis. Psychology Qualitative research. Creaner, Mary, author. Online version: Timulak, Ladislav. Essentials of qualitative meta-analysis Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2023] 9781433838491 (DLC) 2022016738 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 23 610.721 T489e NUR 2023 0 0 0 ddc 0 0 CSPC CSPC NUR 2026-10-28 0 NUR 610.721 T489e 2023 032777 2026-10-28 11:25:34 1-1 2026-10-28 BK 33928 33928