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The Multi-method Comprehensive Review: Synthesis and Analysis when Scholarship is International, Interdisciplinary, and Immense

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: This article presents a new strategy for reviewing large, multidisciplinary academic literatures: a multi-method comprehensive review (MCR). We present this approach and demonstrate its use by the NGO Knowledge Collective, which aims to aggregate knowledge on NGOs in international development. We explain the process by which scholars can identify, analyze, and synthesize a population of hundreds or thousands of articles. MCRs facilitate cross-disciplinary synthesis, systematically identify gaps in a literature, and can create data for further scholarly use. The main drawback is the significant resources needed to manage the volume of text to review, although such obstacles may be mitigated through advances in “big data” methodologies over time.

Source: VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations

DOI: 10.1007/s11266-021-00388-w

Authors: Allison Schnable, Anthony J. DeMattee, Rachel Sullivan Robinson, Jennifer N. Brass, Wesley Longhofer

Institutions: Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana University, Emory University, American University

Language: English

Topic: Meta-analysis and systematic reviews

Subfield: Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,780