In this presentation, a seven-phase meta-ethnography proposed by Noblit and Hare (1988) was introduced. To explain the different phases, an area of -interest was identified in phase 1, following which a research question was posed: What are practices of intergenerational care for ageing residents? In phase 2 based on the research question, a search was conducted in the e-databases using the key term "(intergenerational care and ageing) and (*ethnography)". There was 38 peer-reviewed and 30 open-access articles. Three ethnographic and autoethnographic studies were selected after skimming the titles and scanning the abstracts of the articles. In phase 3 the articles were read critically, deeply and repeatedly to identify metaphors, key concepts and idiomatic expressions. In phase 4, the main characteristics of the article were summarized, and translation was done to relate the findings. In phase 5, three translational analyses were conducted to find out commonalities (reciprocal translation), variations (refutational translation) and synthesis (line of argument) of the findings. In phase 6, the storyline of the findings was synthesized and expressed in both visual representation and writing. In phase 7, the meta-ethnographic study concluded with reporting of the categories or themes related to intergenerational care practices for ageing residents. The presentation concludes preliminary that meta-ethnography as a study and a methodology is effective to synthesize findings ethnographic studies in the field of ageing and gerontology.

Authors:
Tan Ai-Girl, Nanyang Technological Univeresity, Singapore

About the Presenter(s)
Dr. Tan Ai Girl is currently a faculty member of the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University Singapore.

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