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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"meta-ethnography"”.
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A Meta-Ethnography of International Case Studies on Contributors to School Success
… to school success through a large-scale meta-synthesis of successful school case studies produced from the International Successful School Principal Project (ISSPP). The study employs meta-ethnography to analyze 92 individual case studies across 60 journal articles and 19 book chapters …
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Meta-Ethnographic Development of a Dialogue Methodology Applied to Organization Discourse
… ethnographic approach is used in which ethnography of discourse events of a university undertaking a Total Quality Leadership change initiative is the basis for meta-ethnography. This meta-ethnography captures development of a methodology which centralizes dialogic concepts within …
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Exploring transracial and transethnic international adoption
This meta-synthesis sought to understand ‘racial/ethnic’ identity development for international transracial adoptees. A systematic search for studies was conducted across five databases resulting in the inclusion of 12 studies in the meta-synthesis, which was informed by meta-ethnography …
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Transformative education: culture-based pedagogies in urban, predominately Black American elementary schools
… teaching of Black American students. This meta-ethnography illuminates the findings of four case studies and then explores their implications for teaching. By looking through the lens of critical race theory, this study explores how effective teachers use culture-based instruction to better …
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Ethical decision making : advance directives and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
… research process. In the literature review, a meta-ethnography was conducted in order to identify and synthesise 17 studies that explored a person’s experience and understanding of advance directives in physical health care. Four themes emerged: ‘hope and fears for the family’; ‘the trust …
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The paradox of English sport development policy and practice: Examining the mass participation agenda during an era of austerity and continued change.
… work critically synthesises eight papers using a meta-ethnographic methodology in the field of community sport development. In particular, it provides an overarching critical analysis of mass participation sport development policy and practice in England using research with national governing …
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Exploring the experiences and understandings of psychosis through relationships with family members, mental health services, and society
… accessing EIS was reviewed through a process of meta-ethnography. Eleven qualitative articles were included in this review; the findings of these studies were analysed and synthesised. Four major themes were developed: Understanding through relationships; Recovery and hope; Sense of self; and …
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The mechanisms of psychological therapy with people with long-term physical health conditions
… literature was systematically reviewed using a meta-ethnography, with the aim of understanding how people with long-term physical health conditions (LTCs) experience psychological therapies. Thirteen articles were identified. Six themes emerged from the synthesis: i) ‘therapists’ expertise and …
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Experiences of support following a diagnosis of breast cancer
… studies. The findings were synthesised using a meta-ethnography approach. Male partners were found to mirror the emotional reactions and responses of their partner’s and also found to manage difficult feelings by gathering information in order to re-establish balance within the family system. …
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Sexuality in the third age
… suitable for the present review. Noblit & Hare’s meta-ethnography approach was used to synthesise the research into five third-order interpretations: (a) sex is a way of connecting across the lifespan and is person rather than age-dependent; (b) the definition of sex changes, including how …
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Listening to women after birth: their perceptions of postnatal support and the potential value of having a postnatal debriefing session with a midwife
… review of postnatal debriefing which adopted meta-ethnography to analyse the varied research papers retrieved. The literature review was published in a peer-review journal. Finally the fourth research component followed a sequential mixed methods approach. This included a survey to a …
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Conflicting interests between public health and custodians of indigenous knowledge with regards to curation and dissemination of information about Xhosa initiation rites
… a systematic review of literature is used. Meta-ethnography design and a qualitative research approach is also used, as well as NVivo 11 qualitative data analysis software to analyse the data. Eighteen databases were used, and searches were conducted on 9 June 2016 and 13 October 2018. Using …
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The importance of practitioner and client accounts of context in mental health
… accounts of stigma experiences. This meta-ethnography produced four themes: 1) The impact of stigma: Outcast, escape and concealment; 2) I’m an addict – not a junkie: Inter-group stigma; 3) Multiple identities: Layering stigma or positive alternatives? and 4) Perpetuating stigma: From …
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Experiences of Living with a Partner with Depression: A Thematic Analysis
… within the informal caregiving context. The meta-ethnography of existing research indicates that qualitative studies which specifically explore the experiences of living with a family member with depression are somewhat heterogeneous regarding types of relationship with the depressed …
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Experiences of patients and of partners of patients with a recurrence of colorectal cancer: a qualitative longitudinal study
… of patients when colorectal cancer recurs. A meta-ethnography and literature review were conducted to examine the existing research evidence on the experiences of patients and of partners, respectively, at the time of recurrence. While these reviews provided some insights, they also …
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Survivors of intrafamilial childhood sexual abuse: experiences of disclosure, family and parenting
… parenting difficulties. This qualitative meta-synthesis explored how individuals who have experienced IFCSA experience parenthood. A systematic search of the literature was conducted, followed by purposeful sampling of eligible studies. The findings from 18 qualitative studies were …
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Interpretations of patients' and informal caregivers' psychosocial experiences and needs for support following oropharyngeal cancer (chemo)radiotherapy
… related to HPV+ve oropharyngeal cancer patients (meta-ethnography), and secondly informal HNC caregivers (narrative review). A qualitative approach then enabled exploration of early recovery on the new pathway. 16 patient and 9 caregiver semi-structured interviews were transcribed and coded using …
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An exploration of the lived experience of bulimia nervosa, family-based treatment for anorexia nervosa, and the process of externalisation
… 17 qualitative studies were synthesised using meta-ethnography. Results: Five conceptual themes emerged: shame of not reaching the thin ideal; the diagnostic hierarchy with bulimia as anorexia’s “failed sister”; the conflict of bulimia as a friend and a foe; the binge/purge cycle as a …
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Factors associated with variation in secondary prevention medication use after stroke
… medications. First, a systematic review and meta-ethnography combining 15 studies and including 350 patients demonstrated that stroke patients are diverse and can have many challenges which make medication-taking difficult. Patients have different beliefs about their medications, about stroke …
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Toward a Good Life in Later Life: Perspectives, Problems, and Responses
… of secondary qualitative data analysis and meta-ethnography, of interviews with nursing home residents suggest that an inclusive definition of aging well should include at least three components: defining oneself more than being defined by others, acting to realize preferences, and receiving …
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