Affiliations: School of Education, Innovation, and Continuing
Studies, Widener University, Chester, PA, USA | Center for Disability Studies, Kent State University,
Kent, OH, USA | School of Foundations, Leadership, and Administration,
Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA
Note: [] Corresponding author: Phillip Rumrill, 413 White Hall, Kent
State University, P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001, USA. Tel.: +1 330 672
0600; Fax: +1 330 672 2512; E-mail: prumrill@kent.edu
Abstract: This article serves as a response to the Work article on
scoping literature reviews by Harris et al. [1]. Conceptualizing scoping
reviews as an exploratory approach to organizing literature and research
findings in a content area that is still developing, we propose a mixed-methods
approach to systematic reviews that enables researchers to capture the breadth
and depth of existing knowledge, thereby facilitating the transfer of research
findings into field practice.
