TY - BOOK AU - Major, Claire Howell TI - An introduction to qualitative research synthesis: managing the information explosion in social science research SN - 9780415562850 U1 - 300.72 PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Social sciences--Research--Methodology KW - Education--Research--Methodology KW - Qualitative research--Methodology N1 - 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 ER -