Session: Synthesising Qualitative Research
Time: Thursday 7th July, 11:15 - 12:45
Convenors:
Professor James Thomas (EPPI-Centre, Department of Social Science, UCL Institute of Education)
Dr Ruth Garside (Medical School, University of Exeter)
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Researchers, research commissioners, users and service providers increasingly value the insights that qualitative research can bring. There has been an accompanying increase in the number of new methods for synthesising qualitative research; ‘meta ethnography’, ‘thematic synthesis’, ‘meta study’, and ‘meta aggregation’ are just a few of the more commonly used terms. But how do these relate to one another? And how can you know which methods are more suitable for which tasks? This session will overview the range of approaches to the synthesis of qualitative research, and suggest ways for researchers to understand their main applications.
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Start time: 11:15
Presentation title: Synthesising qualitative research: a range of approaches
Presenters:
Professor James Thomas (EPPI-Centre, Department of Social Science, UCL Institute of Education)
Dr Ruth Garside (Medical School, University of Exeter)