Writing Up Qualitative Research

by Wolcott, Harry

• ISBN13: 9780761924296
• ISBN10: 0761924299
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-01
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Summary

Written in an accessible style, this volume tackles the topics of beginning to write, continuing to write, editing and getting published. It is indispensable not only to qualitative researchers but to anyone engaged in social research for whom the link between conducting research and writing it up seems more like an obstacle than an opportunity.

Table of Contents

PART 1
Introduction	3	(9)
Writing Versus Ought-to-be Writing	6	(1)
Looking Ahead	7	(5)
Jump Start	11	(1)
Getting Going	12	(37)
How to Begin	12	(4)
Following a Writing Plan	16	(5)
When to Begin	21	(6)
Where to Begin	27	(5)
Analysis and Interpretation	32	(6)
The Problem of Focus	38	(3)
Problems of Sorting and Organizing Data	41	(5)
Recap	46	(3)
Putting Ideas To Test	47	(2)
Keeping Going	49	(21)
Stay With It	50	(1)
The Expanding Hanging File Approach	51	(3)
Keeping Up the Momentum	54	(2)
When It's Time for Details, Get Them Right the First Time	56	(3)
Keeping Track of References	59	(2)
Keeping Track of Bits and Pieces	61	(1)
Getting Feedback	61	(9)
Checklist	66	(4)
Linking Up	70	(39)
The ``Lit'' Review	73	(2)
Making the Link to Theory	75	(9)
Linking Up Through Method	84	(2)
Research Techniques in Qualitative Inquiry	86	(1)
Finding Ways to Represent Qualitative Approaches Graphically	87	(1)
Conceptualizing Qualitative Approaches as a Tree	88	(4)
Method, Your (Data Collection) Methods, and Methodology	92	(2)
Method or Theory as Narrative	94	(1)
Summary	94	(15)
Forging Links	97	(4)
Applications	101	(8)
PART 2
Tightening Up	109	(31)
Reviewing for Content and Style	110	(3)
Revising and Editing	113	(1)
Honing Your Editorial Skills	114	(3)
Formal Editorial Help	117	(3)
How Do You Conclude a Qualitative Study?	120	(3)
Alternatives to Concluding a Study	123	(4)
Running out of Space	127	(1)
Crowding More In	128	(5)
Cutting More Out	133	(7)
In Short	138	(2)
Finishing Up	140	(30)
Title	142	(2)
The Front Matter	144	(10)
The Body of the Text	154	(6)
The Back Matter	160	(10)
End Game	168	(2)
Getting Published	170	(15)
Alternative Ways to Get Into Print	176	(4)
On Not Getting Published	180	(5)
Final Thoughts	183	(2)
References and Select Bibliography	185	(8)
Name Index	193	(4)
Subject Index	197	(4)
About the Author/About the Book	201