元人种志:一种有效综合集成的定性研究方法

Meta-ethnography:A Qualitative Research Method of Effective Comprehensive Integration

[目的/意义]定性研究方法是学术研究的重要部分,本研究对国内外元人种志相关研究成果进行总结与梳理,形成比较完整的理论内容,为国内信息行为领域及其他领域的学者们今后进行学术研究时选择研究方法提供参考。[方法/过程]基于多学科视角,利用Web of Science检索元人种志研究方法的相关文献,采用文献调研法,通过文献计量与内容分析总结元人种志方法的研究现状和应用,其中,应用部分着重介绍信息行为领域采用此方法进行的研究。[结果/结论]元人种志方法进行定性研究的重要方法之一,国内关于采用元人种志方法的研究还较少,本研究通过总结元人种志发展沿革、与其他方法的区别、适用类型与特点、实施步骤以及现有学科采用此方法的应用成果,有助于各个学者全面深入了解元人种志研究方法。

[Purpose/significance]Qualitative research method is an important part of academic research.This research mathematically summarizes the relevant research results of meta ethnography at home and abroad,and forms a relatively complete theoretical content,which provides a reference for scholars in the field of information behavior and other fields to choose research methods in the future.[Method/process]Based on the multi-disciplinary perspective,this paper used Web of Science to retrieve the related literature of meta-ethnography research methods,and used bibliometrics and content analysis to summarize the research status and application of meta-ethnography methods,in which the application part focused on introducing the research of meta-ethnography in the field of information behavior.[Results/conclusion]The meta-ethnographic method is one of the important methods for qualitative research,and there are few domestic studies on the use of meta-ethnographic method.This study summarizes the development history of meta-ethnography,the differences from other methods,applicable types and characteristics,implementation steps,and the application results of this method in existing disciplines,which will help scholars to fully understand the research methods of meta-ethnography.