Major, Claire Howell <br/><br/>
An introduction to qualitative research synthesis :  managing the information explosion in social science research / 
Claire Howell Major and Maggi Savin-Baden. 
 - New York :  Routledge,  2010 
 - ix, 187 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>Arguing for qualitative research synthesis -- Making the case for qualitative research synthesis -- Comparing qualitative research synthesis with other approaches -- Doing qualitative research synthesis -- Designing the synthesis -- Analyzing, synthesizing and interpreting studies -- Establishing plausibility in qualitative research synthesis -- Presenting the synthesis -- Conclusion -- Resources -- A. examples of studies using qualitative research synthesis -- B. sample article, annotated -- Qualitative research synthesis bibliography, texts and studies. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415562850 (hardback)  RM339.32 9780415562867 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social sciences--Research--Methodology<br/>Education--Research--Methodology<br/>Qualitative research--Methodology