This is an interpretive form of synthesis that is suited to research areas employing primarily qualitative methods:
"A method that follows an ideographic rather than pre-determined approach to the development of the following components: exclusion criteria, a focus on meaning in context, interpretations as raw data for synthesis, an iterative approach to the theoretical sampling of studies for synthesis, and a transparent audit trail demonstrating the trustworthiness of the synthesis" (Weed, 2005)
Weed, M. (2005, January). " Meta Interpretation": A Method for the Interpretive Synthesis of Qualitative Research. In Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/Forum: Qualitative Social Research (Vol. 6, No. 1). Full Text
Svärdemo Åberg, E., & Insulander, E. (2019). Challenges in working with pedagogical quality in preschools–a meta-interpretation synthesis of empirical studies. Early Child Development and Care, 189(2), 328-338. Full Text
Stevens, B. (2007). The meta-interpretation: the co-construction of a psychoanalytic narrative. Psychotherapy in Australia, 13(2), 68–73. Full text
References
Weed, M. (2005, January). " Meta Interpretation": A Method for the Interpretive Synthesis of Qualitative Research. In Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/Forum: Qualitative Social Research (Vol. 6, No. 1). Full Text