Advancing the science of literature reviewing in social research: the focused mapping review and synthesis

被引:27
作者
Bradbury-Jones, Caroline [1 ]
Breckenridge, Jenna P. [2 ]
Clark, Maria T. [1 ]
Herber, Oliver R. [3 ]
Jones, Christine [4 ]
Taylor, Julie [1 ,5 ]
机构
[1] Univ Birmingham, Inst Clin Sci, Sch Nursing, Birmingham B15 2TT, W Midlands, England
[2] Univ Dundee, Sch Nursing & Hlth Sci, Dundee, Scotland
[3] Heinrich Heine Univ Dusseldorf, Fac Med, Inst Gen Practice Ifam, Dusseldorf, Germany
[4] Univ Strathclyde, Sch Social Work & Social Policy, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
[5] Birmingham Womens & Childrens NHS Fdn Trust, Safeguarding Team, Birmingham, W Midlands, England
关键词
Evidence; literature review; synthesis; scientific inquiry; knowledge synthesis; methodology; social research; focused mapping review; NURSING-RESEARCH;
D O I
10.1080/13645579.2019.1576328
中图分类号
C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
Literature reviews are an important and popular part of synthesising evidence across a range of disciplines. There are numerous approaches, each with their distinctive features and purposes. The aim of this article is to advance the science of literature reviewing by describing a new form of review: The 'Focused Mapping Review and Synthesis' (FMRS). We critique the approach and highlight its similarities and differences in relation to existing review methodologies. There are four key features of FMRS. It: 1) focuses on a defined field of knowledge rather than a body of evidence; 2) creates a descriptive map or topography of key features of research within the field rather than a synthesis of findings; 3) comments on the overall approach to knowledge production rather than the state of the evidence; 4) examines this within a broader epistemological context. The FMRS can be used to answer questions that might not be appropriate for other review types and potentially offers a useful addition to the methodological toolkit of social researchers from multiple disciplines.
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页码:451 / 462
页数:12
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