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).
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
