Question

One approach to systematically integrating qualitative findings is called meta-ethnography. Which scholars are associated with this approach?

	A.	Campbell and colleagues
	B.	Sandelowski and Barroso
	C.	Paterson and colleagues
	D.	Noblit and Hare

Answer 1

META-EHNOGRAPHY:- IT IS ONE OF THE METHOD WHICH IS USED TO REVIEWING AND SYNTHESIZING THE FINDINGS OF PUBLISHED REPORTS OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH. IT WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED IN EDUCATION RESEARCH BY NOBLIT AND HARE, BUT HAS SINCE BEEN WIDELY EMPLOYED IN STUDIES OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS.

THE MAIN FOCUS OF METAEHNOGRAPHY IS THAT IT SHOULD LEAD TO INSIGHTS AND INTERPRETATIONS THAT WERE NOT APPARENT IN INDIVIUAL INCLUDED STUDIES. THIS METHOD PUT IT's BEST USE AS IT INCLUDES IT's EXPERIENCED QUALITATIVE RESEARCHERS.

NOBLIT AND HARE DESCRIBED THE SEVEN STAGES OF THE META-ETHNOGRAPHY, THESE ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• STARTING THE META ANALYSIS.
• CONSIDERATION OF RELEVANT STUDIES.
• READING THE STUDY.
• DECIDING HOW THE STUDIES CAN BE PUT TOGETHER.
• TRANSLATING THE STUDIES INTO ONE ANOTHER.
• SYNTHESISING TRANSLATIONS.
• EXPRESSING THE SYNTHESIS.