Synthesizing Research
A Guide for Literature Reviews
3rd Edition
Published on 26. February 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-0-7619-1348-1 (ISBN)
Description
Lauded by thousands of readers for providing researchers with the first practical approach for doing systematic literature reviews, this popular book has been thoroughly updated and revised to include the latest information on the use of electronic technology and the Internet to conduct literature searches.
This new edition of Synthesizing Research includes expanded discussion of retrieving and coding information from research documents to the production of coding sheets, as well as updated coverage of report writing that includes APA's new guidelines and recent practices adopted by research syntheses.
This new edition of Synthesizing Research includes expanded discussion of retrieving and coding information from research documents to the production of coding sheets, as well as updated coverage of report writing that includes APA's new guidelines and recent practices adopted by research syntheses.
Reviews / Votes
"This manual, prepared for social scientists, includes use of electronic technology and the Internet for literature searches, expanded discussion of retrieving and coding information from research documents, and updated coverage of report editing using American Psychological Associations new guidelines and recent practices." -- A.H. * Publishing Research Quarterly *More details
Series
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
384 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7619-1348-1 (9780761913481)
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07/2009
4th Edition
SAGE Publications Inc
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04/1989
2nd Edition
SAGE Publications Inc
€36.08
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Person
Harris Cooper is Hugo L. Blomquist professor for psychology and neuroscience at Duke University. In 2007, he received the Contributions to Research Synthesis Methodology Award from the International Campbell Collaboration. In 2008, he received the Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Research Synthesis Methodology. He has been the editor of Psychological Bulletin and Archives of Scientific Psychology. From 2009 to 2015, he was the Chief Editorial Advisor to the American Psychological Association's journal publishing program. His substantive interests include application of social and developmental psychology to education policy.
Content
Introduction
The Problem Formulation Stage
The Literature Search Stage
The Data Evaluation Stage
The Data Analysis Stage
The Interpretation and Presentation Stage
General Issues
The Problem Formulation Stage
The Literature Search Stage
The Data Evaluation Stage
The Data Analysis Stage
The Interpretation and Presentation Stage
General Issues