Composing Qualitative Research

Organized around an extended metaphor of "story," this book provides both theoretical and practical guidance for students and researchers who need to transform their qualitative data into a coherent manuscript (essay, dissertation, article for publication, professional writing, etc.). Each chapter covers a different aspect of creating a story: finding the intended audience, crafting and developing the storyline, characterizing the storyteller, and rewriting the story for publication. Composing Qualitative Research is highly recommended for professionals and students across the social sciences and management. Key Features:  Now expanded, Chapter 5 takes an extensive look at manuscripts prior to publication. The text offers useful strategies for addressing the writing issues that researchers face when shepherding a manuscript from invention to publication. The book includes real-world examples drawn from many disciplines and publications to demonstrate styles, concepts, challenges, and potential outcomes from writing qualitative research. The work features an expanded list of additional reference materials (online guides included).  

Table of Contents:
Introduction Writing about Writing Writing our Fieldwork Focus on “Story” Organization of Chapters The Style and Practice of Our Academic Writing The Predominant Style of Academic Writing: Unadorned and Disembodied Experiencing the Practice of Academic Writing The Style and Practice of Academic Writing: Interested and Persuasive Discourse Our Writing Task Crafting a Theorized Storyline Establishing Theorized Storylines Developing the Theorized Storyline Compelling Beginnings Novel Use of Methodology Data-Theory Coupling Storylines with Field and Theory Complications Characterizing the Storyteller Storyteller in the Guise of Institutional and Human Scientist Institutional and Human Storyteller in Relationship to the Studied Institutional and Human Portrayals as Technically Competent Storyteller Institutional and Human Scientist as Field Knowledgeable Storyteller Re-Writing the Story Re-writing the Manuscript Prior to Journal Review Re-writing the Manuscript During the Journal Review Process Re-writing the Articulated Theorized Storylines Reflections on the Re-Written Manuscripts Conclusion Concluding Comments Appendix: Articles Used as Illustrations References Index About the Authors