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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"metasynthesis"”.
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Postsecondary Students’ Perceptions Toward Accepting and Understanding Biological Evolution: A Qualitative Metasynthesis
<p>The purpose of this qualitative meta-synthesis is the exploration and analysis of postsecondary students’ perceptions towards accepting and understanding evolution. Evolution as a process and theory is a foundation for understanding the biological sciences. Within the scientific and educational …
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The Impact of 1:1 Technology Initiatives on New Literacy in the Secondary ELAR Classroom: A Metasynthesis
<p>Guided by socio-cultural learning theories of Vygotsky’s (1979) social-constructivism and cultural-historical activity theory (Engeström, 2014), the researcher of this study formed three research questions regarding the emergent research trends on 1:1 technology initiatives in the secondary ELAR …
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The experience of pain in the context of childbirth for Hong Kong Chinese women: a longitudinal cohort interview study
… study was informed by a systematic review and metasynthesis of existing relevant literature. Since people’s attitudes, beliefs and behaviours may change over a period of time, data were collected from the participants at 4 different time points: around 36 weeks of pregnancy; on postnatal day 3; …
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Alternative Pathways to Peace and Development in Rural Chiapas, Mexico
… and democratization. Using a qualitative metasynthesis of five ethnographies conducted in Chiapas Mexico, this dissertation develops mid-range theories, or strategies, for building peace in Chiapas and in regions experiencing low-intensity conflict more generally. These strategies are …
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Reimagining assessment and evaluation in Ontario’s K-12 schools
… collection. Using template analysis, a form of metasynthesis analysis, the researcher uses nVivo to identify and code major themes in a body of literature since the implementation of Growing Success (Ontario Ministry of Education, 2010). Resulting from this template analysis, iterations are made …
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The views of adults with Huntington’s disease on assisted dying : a psychological exploration
… diseases on end-of-life care. Consequently, a metasynthesis was conducted. This review revealed that the care needs of people with neurodegenerative diseases are routinely not being met. It suggests that autonomy and a sense of control are important as well as contextualisation in …
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Looked after children's experiences of self-harm : a qualitative analysis
… identifying 15 qualitative papers for the metasynthesis. Five concepts emerged: the turmoil of discovery and beyond; searching for certainty; the ultimate blame; vigilant parenting: treading carefully; and the ripple effect. Findings demonstrated the impact of adolescent self-harm on …
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Disability following traumatic brain injury : considering the wider context
… literature review in section one presents a metasynthesis of 15 qualitative papers exploring the experience of caregiving following TBI. Negative emotional reactions were experienced, due to changes to their injured relative and to their own lives. Caregivers were more able to cope if they …
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Experiences of transition to secondary school in children with a cleft lip and/or palate
… and ethics section. The literature review is a metasynthesis of parents’ lived experience of raising a child with CL/P. Data from 12 papers were synthesised using a meta-ethnographic approach. Four over-arching themes describe parents’ experiences; (1) adapting to a changed future, (2) social …
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Psychiatric diagnosis : learning from people who have been labeled and the practitioners who work with them
… research process. In the literature review, a metasynthesis method was used to identify and synthesise 12 studies that explored experiences of psychiatric diagnosis. Four themes emerged; ‘the diagnostic experience: problems with validity and utility’; ‘reaction to diagnosis: devastation and …
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Experiences of same-sex oriented women in relation to psychological wellbeing
… women experience informal social support. A metasynthesis was conducted exploring the findings of 16 papers identified through a systematic literature search. Four main themes were derived: (i) Disconnection from family life, (ii) The benefits of cross-sexual orientation friendships, (iii) …
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The experiences of staff supporting people with intellectual disabilities with dementia, death, and bereavement
… with issues of death, dying, and bereavement. A metasynthesis was conducted to review 13 papers meeting the inclusion criteria. Three themes were developed: (1) Talking about death is hard: Negotiating the uncertainty in death, dying, and bereavement; (2) The commitment to promoting a “good …
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Experiencing health services and mentalisation-based treatment for borderline personality disorder : service user perspectives
… Following a comprehensive literature search, a metasynthesis of 14 papers was conducted utilising Noblit and Hare’s (1988) meta-ethnographic approach. Findings indicate that the attitudes of professionals are exceptionally important to service users but are often experienced by them as …
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Hearts and minds : how do people experience and psychologically recover from traumatic cardiac treatment-related events?
… from them. The literature review comprises a metasynthesis of 19 papers derived from 13 different studies on the posttransplant psychological experiences of cardiac patients. This yielded four themes: 1. ‘The ambiguous presence of the donor’; 2. ‘Reborn but still not in control’; 3. ‘Striving …
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Constructing the processes involved in ending therapy with clients
… The first section of this thesis describes a metasynthesis of qualitative studies exploring the formation of the therapeutic relationship from the client’s perspective. Findings highlight clients’ initial assessment of therapist characteristics to see whether they fit with their perceived …
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Holistic Building Technology Selection for Sustainability: A Market Analysis and Multi-Attribute Decision Making Approach for Residential Water Heaters in U.S.
… as well as other market factors, using metasynthesis of collected documents. The findings of this research indicate that considerable gaps and shortcomings exist in the current pool of water heater DSTs. To address these barriers, information was captured from various documents in a …
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The Psychometric Properties of the Inner Strength Questionnaire for Women with Chronic Health Conditions
… the instrument. The new instrument supports the metasynthesis generated by Roux (2002) except for the fifth theme, entitled "new normal", which was found to be a consequence of having inner strength, not a component of inner strength.
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Supporting parental caregivers of children living with life limiting or life threatening illnesses: A Delphi study
… scale privately funded project that included a metasynthesis of current research, a Delphi survey, and focus groups was conducted. All three components of this project were developed by a research team of two doctorate nurse researchers, one pediatric palliative care specialist, one pediatric …