Authors: Harry F. Wolcott
ISBN-13: 9781412970112, ISBN-10: 1412970113
Format: Paperback
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date Published: November 2008
Edition: 3rd Edition
Writing Up Qualitative Research, Third Edition offers time-tested suggestions on every aspect of the process from beginning to end. In this new edition, author Harry Wolcott continues to focus on the "writing side" of qualitative research, while incorporating new features such as guidelines on how and where to use theory.
Key Features
This text is ideal as a supplementary text in any upper-level undergraduate or graduate seminar on the research process.
Praise for the Third Edition:
"Writing up Qualitative Research has CHIME - compassion, humor, intelligence, mindfulness of humanity, and empirical evidence. Wolcott's empathic compassion is a major strength. The content of every chapter shows that Wolcott has fel and grappled with all the same anxieties and fears of writers at every level."
-Sonja Peterson-Lewis, Temple University
•His style is good, down to earth, and easy to understand for both undergraduate and graduate."
-Joseph Wronka, Springfield College
•The Wolcott text is much more reader-friendly and writer-friendly. It offer remarkable support for the writing process, compared to traditional texts."
-Judy K. C. Bentley, SUNY atCortland
•The conversational style makes the book inviting and accessible. It is comprehensive, addressing the various aspects of writing ranging from setting up to where to write to get published. It teaches and motivates with being didactic or arrogant."
-Pat Maslin-Ostrowski, Florida Atlantic University
Some of Wolcott's (anthropology, U. of Oregon) advice concerns writing in general, but his particular focus is reporting on qualitative, descriptive, or naturalistic research in the social sciences. He discusses getting going and keeping going, linking with the work of others, tightening up, finishing up, and getting published. No date is noted for the first edition, comments on which informs the second. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
1 | Introduction | 3 |
Writing Versus Ought-to-be Writing | 6 | |
Looking Ahead | 7 | |
Jump Start | 11 | |
2 | Getting Going | 12 |
How to Begin | 12 | |
Following a Writing Plan | 16 | |
When to Begin | 21 | |
Where to Begin | 27 | |
Analysis and Interpretation | 32 | |
The Problem of Focus | 38 | |
Problems of Sorting and Organizing Data | 41 | |
Recap | 46 | |
Putting Ideas to Test | 47 | |
3 | Keeping Going | 49 |
Stay With It | 50 | |
The Expanding Hanging File Approach | 51 | |
Keeping Up the Momentum | 54 | |
When It's Time for Details, Get Them Right the First Time | 56 | |
Keeping Track of References | 59 | |
Keeping Track of Bits and Pieces | 61 | |
Getting Feedback | 61 | |
Checklist | 66 | |
4 | Linking Up | 70 |
The "Lit" Review | 73 | |
Making the Link to Theory | 75 | |
Linking Up Through Method | 84 | |
Research Techniques in Qualitative Inquiry | 86 | |
Finding Ways to Represent Qualitative Approaches Graphically | 87 | |
Conceptualizing Qualitative Approaches as a Tree | 88 | |
Method, Your (Data Collection) Methods, and Methodology | 92 | |
Method or Theory as Narrative | 94 | |
Summary | 94 | |
Forging Links | 97 | |
Applications | 101 | |
5 | Tightening Up | 109 |
Reviewing for Content and Style | 110 | |
Revising and Editing | 113 | |
Honing Your Editorial Skills | 114 | |
Formal Editorial Help | 117 | |
How Do You Conclude a Qualitative Study? | 120 | |
Alternatives to Concluding a Study | 123 | |
Running out of Space | 127 | |
Crowding More In | 128 | |
Cutting More Out | 133 | |
In Short | 138 | |
6 | Finishing Up | 140 |
Title | 142 | |
The Front Matter | 144 | |
The Body of the Text | 154 | |
The Back Matter | 160 | |
End Game | 168 | |
7 | Getting Published | 170 |
Alternative Ways to Get Into Print | 176 | |
On Not Getting Published | 180 | |
Final Thoughts | 183 | |
References and Select Bibliography | 185 | |
Name Index | 193 | |
Subject Index | 197 | |
About the Author/About the Book | 201 |