An Introduction to Qualitative Meta-Synthesis
These resources accompany our in-person workshops and online webinars.
Supplementary Materials
Videos
Sub-Module 3d:
How to Conduct Forward Snowballing
Sub-Module 3d:
How to Conduct Backward Snowballing
Many of the resources below may be found embedded in the User Guide, however, are available here for ease of access and use.
Pre-Search & Search and Selection
- Four Approaches to Reviewing & Synthesizing Literature
- SPICE Framework Reading (Booth, 2006)
- SPICE Framework Worksheet
- List of Potential STEM Search Engines
- Search Result Tracker
- Filters Template (Filter 1, Filter 2, and Critical Appraisal)
- Snowballing Tracker Template (Forward & Backward Snowballing)
- Sample Rationale
Analysis Process
- IMS Attributes Template
- IMS Memo Template
- Sample IMS Memo – Rankin et al., 2019
- Rankin et al., 2019 Reading
- CAQDAS Comparison Chart
Publishing a Meta-Synthesis
- Journal Tracker Template
- Jaumot-Pascual et al., 2021
- London et al., 2021
- Tan et al., 2019
- Winterer et al., 2020
Proposal Writing