Objectives
Upon finishing this chapter, you should be able to
- recognize a systematic review as a piece of research;
- outline the major steps involved in a systematic review;
- discuss the major dimensions of difference between systematic reviews;
- distinguish between mono-method and mixed methods systematic reviews;
- discuss the strengths and limitations of “mono-method” reviews and “mixed methods” reviews;
[Page 750]- compare and contrast Critical Interpretive Synthesis, Realist Synthesis, Meta-narrative review, Bayesian synthesis, and the model of mixed methods review used as a worked example in this chapter;
- describe the paradigmatic stance underpinning the above approaches;
- identify difficulties with the use of the terms qualitative and quantitative within a mixed methods systematic review; and
- write a proposal or plan for conducting a mixed methods systematic review.
Mixed methods
