List of Articles : Meta-Analysis

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  1 - The role of librarians and Librarianship in the meta-analysis and meta-analysis studies
  Maliheh Dalili Saleh Soraya Ziaee
  Purpose: Systematic review is detailed and gives a comprehensive overview of studies in a specific area to researchers. Meta-analysis is a statistical procedure to combine information obtained from a systematic review investigated. Because of librarians expertise and sk More

  Purpose: Systematic review is detailed and gives a comprehensive overview of studies in a specific area to researchers. Meta-analysis is a statistical procedure to combine information obtained from a systematic review investigated. Because of librarians expertise and skills for working and participating in these studies their association seem to be necessary. On the one hand we decided to deal with the role of librarians in the research team of meta-analysis on the other hand to the meta-analysis studies in the field of information by them. Methodology: This study is a librarian research with available study in these area. Findings: In this study we deal with the expressed process of systematic review and meta-analysis research as well as meta-analysis research by the librarians. Conclusion: These studies began in 1966 and since 1999 librarians joined the research team of meta-analysis, as researcher. Librarians with knowledge of the techniques of meta-analysis and ability to use of it and as a objective observer can actively participate in a meta-analysis project. Also in the field of information began in 1992, which were more focused on "information system". Conclusion: Understanding of the role of meta-analysis approach will be useful for future researches in the field of information. The meta-analysis studies on other topics, demonstrating the benefits of this approach in the investigation, so use of loads to improvement of the position of information and knowledge. Researchers in iran have done less to meta-analysis approach in the field of information, the reason for this lack of orientation can be no full and free access to full-text sources. Advances in knowledge analysis and reporting guidelines to improve the quality, scope and application of the results are the meta-analysis benefits and using this approach can be taken for the promotion of information science and knowledge. Manuscript profile
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  2 - Meta-analysis of Researches on Work Life Quality of Higher Education Institutions Faculty Members
  Zohreh shakibayi
    Abstract: This study aims to conduct meta-analysis on investigating about faculty members’ working life quality in higher education organizations. The statistical community includes all conducted researches on faculty members’ working life quality in More

    Abstract: This study aims to conduct meta-analysis on investigating about faculty members’ working life quality in higher education organizations. The statistical community includes all conducted researches on faculty members’ working life quality in higher education organizations of Iran, by the end of 2014. 24 researches were chosen as being suitable to do meta-analysis through purposeful sampling. The research instrument was a checklist for selecting researches from technical and methodological aspects. The preferential meta-analysis model contained the mixed approach of Hunter and Smith. In addition, Cohen’s approach was used for interpreting research findings. The findings showed that the effectiveness of faculty members’ working life quality in higher education organizations is 0.456, which is higher than average according to interpreting indexes. The dimensions of faculty members’ working life quality in higher education organizations include fair payment, safe working environment, providing the opportunity to grow, legal positivism in labor organization, social dependence to working life, social integration and human capabilities development, which were significant in 0.001 levels. Manuscript profile