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Noblit and Hare propose a method - meta-ethnography - for synthesizing from qualitative, interpretive studies. They show that ethnographies themselves are interpretive acts, and demonstrate that by translating metaphors and key concepts between ethnographic studies, it is possible to develop a broad...

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Main Author: Noblit, George W.
Other Authors: Hare, R. Dwight
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Newbury Park, Calif. ; London : SAGE, [1988]
Series:Qualitative research methods ; v. 11.
Subjects:
Ethnology > Methodology.
Ethnology > Authorship.
Ethnology > Qualitative research.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Noblit and Hare propose a method - meta-ethnography - for synthesizing from qualitative, interpretive studies. They show that ethnographies themselves are interpretive acts, and demonstrate that by translating metaphors and key concepts between ethnographic studies, it is possible to develop a broader interpretive synthesis.
Item Description:"A SAGE university paper."
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (88 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781412985000 (ebook) :