질적 메타분석에 대환 고찰: 교육과정 연구에서의 적용 가능성 탐색 = Qualitative Meta-Synthesis for Curriculum Studies: Focusing on Practical Issues

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Research synthesis is built on the reflection that individual studies are limited in generalizablity of the knowledge they produce. The findings of a single study are vulnerably influenced by the characteristic of sampling, the context of research setting, and the amount of time allowed for completing the study. As a result, the limitation of a single study is evident in that it can hardly provide a generalizable and definitive finding to a research question. Qualitative meta-synthesis refers to the theories, grand narratives, generalizations, or interpretive translations produced from the integration and comparison of findings from qualitative studies. Although variations among different research synthesis methods are diverse form one to another(in terms of their philosophical assumptions, methodological procedures, and analytical strategies), all methods of research synthesis attempt to go beyond the limitations of single studies and to identify the consistence and dissonance in similar studies. This paper provides an overview and critique of research synthesis methods such as traditional narrative review, meta-analysis, best evidence synthesis, and qualitative meta synthesis. This study also explores methodological and practical issues entangled with practicing qualitative meta synthesis in Korean educational context. This paper conclude with suggestions that may facilitate the process of applying qualitative meta synthesis, thereby expecting to generate an accumulative knowledge and a new insight from this synthesizing method.