1st Edition

How to Write Qualitative Research

By Marcus B. Weaver-Hightower Copyright 2019
282 Pages 44 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

282 Pages 44 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

282 Pages 44 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Qualitative research has exploded in popularity in nearly every discipline from the social sciences to health fields to business. While many qualitative textbooks explain how to conduct an interview or analyze fieldnotes, rarely do they give more than a few scant pages to the skill many find most difficult: writing. That’s where How to Write Qualitative Research comes in. Using clear prose,... Read more

Acknowledgements

Tables and Figures

Introduction

Part I: General Writing Processes For Qualitative Researchers

1. Writing Happens Throughout Qualitative Research

2. Writing With Structure

3. Writing With Grammar in Mind

4. Revising is the Soul of Puts the Soul in Writing

Part II: Writing Your Study

5. Writing to Show You Were There

6. Writing About and With Qualitative Data

7. Writing Valid Qualitative Findings, Assertions, and Conclusions

8. Writing About Theory and Literature

9. Writing About Qualitative Methods

10. Writing With and About Visuals

11. Writing Different Genres of Qualitative Research

12. Writing Different Kinds of Documents

Wrapping Up: 10 Maxims for Good Qualitative Writing

References

Index

Biography

Marcus B. Weaver-Hightower is Professor of Educational Foundations and Research at the University of North Dakota, USA. He has written award-winning qualitative research on gender, education, food policy, and qualitative methods, and he has guided dozens of students through successful qualitative dissertations.