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Designated a Doody's Core Title! Written for graduate-level students and faculty in health care science disciplines, this handbook will help you integrate the findings in reports of primary qualitative studies as well as extrapolate the methods and techniques used to create a qualitative research synthesis. Using reports of studies in two domains of research and across behavior, social science, and practice disciplines, this handbook will help you: Locate qualitative research synthesis in qualitative research, research synthesis, research utilization, and evidence-based practice Locate the qualitative research synthesis enterprise in reading and writing practices Differentiate qualitative research synthesis from other forms of inquiry Formulate significant research problems and purposes for a qualitative research synthesis study Design credible qualitative research synthesis studies that fit available resources Conduct comprehensive searches for primary qualitative research reports in a target domain of inquiry Conduct judicious appraisals of these qualitative research reports Compare and classify findings across qualitative research reports Select methodological approaches appropriate to the content and form of the qualitative research findings Use qualitative metasummary and metasynthesis techniques to integrate qualitative research findings Optimize the validity of qualitative research synthesis studies Present the results of qualitative research synthesis studies in effective, audience-appropriate ways

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Jointly sponsored by the International Reading Assn. and the Natl. Council of Teachers of English, the Handbook contains some 70 original articles by authorities in the field of language arts. The articles are organized into five sections: theoretical bases for English language arts teaching, method

How do you select what to write up from all the qualitative data that has been collected? How can you best tell the story of your study? Harry F Wolcott has thoroughly revised the book that has provided a solution to these questions as well as inspired thousands of readers in writing up their qualitative research. Designed in a new format to make it easier to locate and review key ideas, the Second Edition has been completely updated and expanded to include features, such as: * chapter 4 on Linking Up: Provides readers with thoughtful guidelines as to how and where to use theory, how much needs to be said about method, and some thoughts about the 'traditional' literature review * applications: Give readers the opportunity to put into practice some of Wolcott's tips to improve or jump-start their own writing * bulleted reviews: Highlight the key points to remember from each chapter * subject and author indexes for easy reference Using lively examples and friendly tips gleaned from his own and other researchers' experiences, Wolcott offers readers suggestions for when and where to begin, how to keep the momentum going once writing is underway, suggestions for tightening things up, al

In this practical book the authors highlight the range of approaches available to qualitative researchers by using a single data set which they analyze using a number of techniques.

As the standard reference in the field, this edited handbook focuses on how a school psychologist can operate and create change within the educational system instead of focusing solely on the diagnosis and treatment of an individual. Chapters have been updated and revised to provide a contemporary view of the field.