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	Siêu dân tộc học lập bản đồ lĩnh vực	Tổng hợp siêu cấp định tính
Lĩnh vực	Trắc lượng khoa học	Tổng hợp bằng chứng
Họ	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Năm ra đời	1988 (meta-ethnography); field-mapping application 2000s–2010s	2007
Người khởi xướng	Noblit & Hare (meta-ethnography base); field-mapping frame developed in review methodology literature	Sandelowski & Barroso (2007), Popularized by Thomas & Harden (2008)
Loại	Qualitative evidence synthesis with field-mapping scope	Framework
Công trình gốc	Noblit, G. W., & Hare, R. D. (1988). Meta-ethnography: Synthesizing Qualitative Studies. Sage. ISBN: 978-0803930599	Thomas, J., & Harden, A. (2008). Methods for the thematic synthesis of qualitative research in systematic reviews. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 8, 45.
Tên gọi khác	field-mapping qualitative synthesis, scoping meta-ethnography, field-mapping qualitative meta-synthesis, landscape meta-ethnography	Qualitative Evidence Synthesis, Thematic Synthesis, Metasynthesis, Qualitative Systematic Review
Liên quan	6	2
Tóm tắt	Field-mapping meta-ethnography combines the breadth of a field-mapping (scoping) review with the interpretive synthesis power of meta-ethnography. It first maps the full landscape of qualitative studies on a topic to understand what has been studied and how, then applies Noblit and Hare's seven-step meta-ethnographic synthesis to generate second-order and third-order constructs that represent the accumulated qualitative evidence across that field.	Qualitative meta-synthesis is a systematic method for synthesizing findings from multiple qualitative research studies (interviews, focus groups, ethnographies) to develop integrated interpretations and theoretical insights. Formalized by Sandelowski and Barroso (2007) and popularized by Thomas and Harden (2008), qualitative meta-synthesis preserves the rich, contextual, interpretive nature of qualitative evidence while enabling broader conclusions across multiple studies. Unlike quantitative meta-analysis, which pools numbers, qualitative meta-synthesis synthesizes themes, meanings, and conceptual insights—answering questions like 'How do cancer patients experience treatment side effects?' or 'What factors shape patient engagement with preventive health programs?' across multiple studies.