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Aggregating Qualitative Findings: An Approach to Theory Development
Abstract
The authors suggest that findings of independent, similar research articles may be aggregated into a cohesive study. Such a procedure greatly enhances the generalizability of the original studies and produces a relatively solid mid-range theory. In this article, the criteria for selecting studies, possible problems inherent in the aggregation approach, and potential areas for application are discussed.
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“That is, as Estabrooks and her colleagues noted, individual qualitative studies are often criticized for having relatively homogenous and small sample sizes, which mitigates generalizability.”
From A grounded theory of positive youth development through sport based on results from a qualitative meta-study (2017) · cites this paper as Estabrooks et al., 1994
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“Furthermore, models created by synthesizing individual qualitative studies provide more generalizability than would be possible from the original studies alone (Estabrooks et al., 1994).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Estabrooks, C. A., Field, P. A., & Morse, J. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Venue
- Qualitative Health Research
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1994-11
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 503-511
- ISSN
- 1049-7323 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-7557
- OpenAlex
- W2144367888
- Cited by
- 261
- References
- 11
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 14.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Qualitative Health Research (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Qualitative Research Methods and Applications
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Delphi Technique in Research
- Keywords
- theory development, middle-range theory, generalizability, study selection criteria, qualitative evidence synthesis
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