Preface
Acknowledgement
Chapter 1. Introduction to Theory-generating Meta-synthesis Research
Chapter 2. Research Purpose, Topic, Questions, and Hypotheses
Chapter 3. Data Collection and Sampling with E. Diane Johnson
Chapter 4. Data Extraction, Analysis, and Theory Generation
Chapter 5. Writing up the Results
Chapter 6. Looking Ahead
Glossary
Appendix 1. Examples of Theory-generating Meta-synthesis Investigations
Appendix 2. Article Reprint: Perceived Competency and Resolution of Homelessness Among Women With Substance Abuse Problems
Appendix 3. Article Reprint: Qualitative Systematic Review of Intimate Partner Violence among Native Americans
Appendix 4. Article Reprint: Intimate Partner Violence and its Resolution among Mexican Americans
Appendix 5. Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP)
Biography
Deborah Finfgeld-Connett, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor Emerita of the Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA. Dr. Finfgeld-Connett has been conducting health-care-related qualitative meta-synthesis research since the mid-1990s. During that time, she has worked to develop and fine-tune the methods that are presented in this textbook.
