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Which review is that? A guide to review types

A typology of literature reviews

Meta-ethnography

 

"A meta-ethnographic synthesis approach is suitable when researchers are interested in conceptual or theoretical understandings of a particular phenomenon. Meta-ethnographic reviews offer greater description of methods and higher order interpretation compared to conventional narrative literature reviews" (Satar et al, 2021).

 

Further Reading/Resources

Sattar, R., Lawton, R., Panagioti, M., & Johnson, J. (2021). Meta-ethnography in healthcare research: a guide to using a meta-ethnographic approach for literature synthesis. BMC Health Services Research, 21(1), 1-13. Full Text

Britten, N., Campbell, R., Pope, C., Donovan, J., Morgan, M., & Pill, R. (2002). Using meta ethnography to synthesise qualitative research: a worked example. Journal of health services research & policy, 7(4), 209-215. Full Text

 

Example

Hurie, A. H. (2021). School choice, exclusion, and race taming in milwaukee: a meta-ethnography. The Urban Review, 53(5), 785-813. Full Text

 

References
Sattar, R., Lawton, R., Panagioti, M., & Johnson, J. (2021). Meta-ethnography in healthcare research: a guide to using a meta-ethnographic approach for literature synthesis. BMC Health Services Research, 21(1), 1-13. Full Text


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