Stitching the pieces together to reveal the generalized patterns: Systematic research reviews, secondary reanalyses, case-to-case comparisons, and metasyntheses of qualitative research studies

Quality Research in Literacy and Science Education: International Perspectives and Gold Standards

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 575-601

  Rossman, Gretchen B ^a   Yore, Larry D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 78449231349     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-8427-0_26     Document Type: Chapter

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