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Meta-analysis is a process that integrates the findings of several studies and arrives at evidence synthesis. This process includes 7 steps. I have listed them below. Have a look at it. 1. Framing a question 2. Performing literature review 3. Choosing the article and abstracting the information 4. Evaluating the quality of information 5. Determining the extent of heterogeneous nature of articles 6. Fixing random & fixed effects model 7. Performing the subgroup analysis to investigate if there are subsets that capture summary effects

you can definitely conduct a meta-analysis in SPSS. Here the commands used during the process. https://mason.gmu.edu/~dwilsonb/downloads/Analysis%20Exercise.pdf

Conducting meta-analysis involves many challenges. It aggregates studies that are completely different and consumes too much time. This process involves several stages such as a. Identifying the research question – just like any other study, meta-analysis to begins with the research question. You can use this process to assess the type of effects or summarise quantitative results. b. Determining eligibility criteria – after choosing a suitable question, identify and state the type of study you want to include. c. Performing literature review – in the third step review the published and unpublished articles (databases, peer-reviewed journals, dissertation, etc.). d. Calculating effect size – effect size that is based on a statistical form should be calculated before continuing with the analysis. e. Analysis – choose the suitable tool and perform a meta-analysis