Metasynthetic Madness: What Kind of Monster Have We Created?

摘要: From its origins in the 1990s, qualitative health research metasynthesis project represented a methodological maneuver to capitalize on growing investment qualitatively derived study reports create an interactive dialogue among them that would surface expanded insights about complex human phenomena. However, newer forms positioning themselves as but representing much more technical and theoretically superficial form of scholarly enterprise have begun appear literature. It seems imperative we think through implications this trend determine whether it is be afforded credibility being scholarship and, if so, what kind represents. As standardization synthesis marches forward, will need clarity strong sense purpose are preserve essence was intended all about.