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Which review is that? A guide to review types.

A typology of literature reviews

Meta-aggregation

 

Meta-aggregation is sensitive to the nature and traditions of qualitative research while being predicated on the process of systematic review. Meta-aggregation seeks to enable generalizable statements in the form of recommendations to guide practitioners and policy makers (Lockwood et al, 2015).

 

Further Reading/Resources


Lockwood, C., Munn, Z., & Porritt, K. (2015). Qualitative research synthesis: methodological guidance for systematic reviewers utilizing meta-aggregation. JBI Evidence Implementation, 13(3), 179-187. Full Text

Tufanaru, C. (2016). Theoretical foundations of meta-aggregation: insights from Husserlian phenomenology and American pragmatism (Doctoral dissertation). Full Text

 

Example

Park, E. J., & Kang, H. (2021). Experiences of undergraduate nursing students with faculty incivility in nursing classrooms: A meta-aggregation of qualitative studies. Nurse Education in Practice, 52, 103002. Full Text

 

References
Lockwood, C., Munn, Z., & Porritt, K. (2015). Qualitative research synthesis: methodological guidance for systematic reviewers utilizing meta-aggregation. JBI Evidence Implementation, 13(3), 179-187. Full Text