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ERIC Number: EJ1132812
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Feb
Pages: 32
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0034-6543
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Overviews in Education Research: A Systematic Review and Analysis
Polanin, Joshua R.; Maynard, Brandy R.; Dell, Nathaniel A.
Review of Educational Research, v87 n1 p172-203 Feb 2017
Overviews, or syntheses of research syntheses, have become a popular approach to synthesizing the rapidly expanding body of research and systematic reviews. Despite their popularity, few guidelines exist and the state of the field in education is unclear. The purpose of this study is to describe the prevalence and current state of overviews of education research and to provide further guidance for conducting overviews and advance the evolution of overview methods. A comprehensive search across multiple online databases and gray literature repositories yielded 25 total education-related overviews. Our analysis revealed that many commonly reported aspects of systematic reviews, such as the search, screen, and coding procedures, were regularly unreported. Only a handful of overview authors discussed the synthesis technique and few authors acknowledged the overlap of included systematic reviews. Suggestions and preliminary guidelines for improving the rigor and utility of overviews are provided.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Information Analyses
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B100016