Leveraging the opportunities of mixed methods in research synthesis: Key decisions in systematic mixed studies review methodology
| Autor: | Sarah L. Ferguson, Monica Reid Kerrigan, Katrina A. Hovey |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Management science
Computer science Bayes Theorem 01 natural sciences Education Decision points Review Literature as Topic 010104 statistics & probability 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Research Design Data Interpretation Statistical Research community Key (cryptography) Educational Status Humans Regression Analysis Disabled Persons 030212 general & internal medicine 0101 mathematics Value (mathematics) Qualitative Research Systematic Reviews as Topic |
| Zdroj: | Research Synthesis Methods. |
| ISSN: | 1759-2887 1759-2879 |
| Popis: | This article identifies and unpacks three key decision points in a systematic mixed research synthesis, a mixed methods approach to research synthesis. The research community has increasingly recognized the value of synthesis studies in expanding our understanding of phenomena. Mixed-methodology broadly has also gained ground as a pragmatic approach to research investigations. By leveraging mixed methods approaches in a synthesis review, systematic mixed studies review (SMSR) enables a broad and integrated summary of existing research on the topic. Yet SMSRs can be challenging to undertake given the complexity of working with research synthesis and mixed methods requirements. This methods guidance article presents information to assist novice researchers in navigating these critical decisions in SMSRs, and provides examples of how these were addressed by researchers in the two case studies provided. Implications of the SMSRs for the research community and future research directions are also discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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