a step-by-step approach Cooper, Harris M. creator text bibliography cau 2017 Fifth Edition. monographic eng

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xviii, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Preface to the fifth edition -- Acknowledgments -- About the author -- Introduction: literature reviews, research syntheses and meta-analysis -- Step 1: formulating the problem -- Step 2: searching the literature -- Step 3: gathering information from studies -- Step 4: evaluating the quality of studies -- Step 5: analyzing and integrating the outcomes of studies -- Step 6: interpreting the evidence -- Step 7: presenting the results -- Conclusion: threats to the validity of research synthesis conclusions -- References -- Author index -- Subject index. Harris Cooper, Duke University. Revised edition of the author's Research synthesis and meta-analysis, 2010. Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-346) and indexes. Social sciences Research Meta-Analysis as Topic Research Design H62 .C5859 2017 300.72 COO 2017 9781483331157 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2015029254 DLC 150813 20220913151026.0 18741546 eng