DOCUMENT RESUME ED 470 659 TM 034 553 AUTHOR McCaslin, Mark; Carlson, Nancy M. TITLE Meta-Analysis: An Approach to Interview Success. PUB DATE 2002-01-00 NOTE 32p. PUB TYPE Reports Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE EDRS Price MF01/PCO2 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Interviews; *Meta Analysis; *Research Methodology IDENTIFIERS *Human Ecology ABSTRACT An initial research step, developing an effective interview strategy, presents unique challenges for novice and master research alike. To focus qualitative research in the human ecology of the study, the strategy presented in this paper used an initial interview protocol and preanalysis process, called meta-analysis, prior to developing the formal interview protocol. Meta-analysis of initial interview data provides the researcher with an inductive tool to assess, modify, enhance, and focus the formal interview protocol. Preparing for the research journey requires a human ecology-based interview protocol to acquire data from which concepts, categories, properties, and theory can emerge. (Contains 3 tables and 14 references.) (Author/SLD) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the on inal document.