What Are the Basic Problems with Meta-Syntheses of Qualitative Research

question 4

Multiple Choice

What are the basic problems with meta-syntheses of qualitative research?

• A)Qualitative research itself is a subjective interpretation; a meta-synthesis of qualitative research is a compiling of information generated subjectively.
• B)If individual studies have different methods, it may be difficult to find common ground and to devise a meaningful interpretation of the results.
• C)Qualitative research has no implications for practice, so performing a meta-synthesis is unjustifiable.
• D)In qualitative research, multiple valid interpretations may occur if different researchers examine the text.
• E)The recommendation for practice that results from meta-synthesis of qualitative research lacks statistics.
• F)The raw data are not available to the qualitative meta-synthesizer.

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