Writing Up Qualitative Research

by Harry Wolcott (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2009

  $75.80

  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 owriting sideo of qualitative research, while incorporating new features such as guidelines on how and where to use theory. Key FeaturesOffers practical suggestions for preparing an article or book for publicationUses lively examples from the authorAes more than 40 years of experienceOffers suggestions on how to proceed with the mechanics of preparing a manuscript Includes pointers on how to improve or jump-start the writing processFeatures a most robust and accessible pedagogy 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: oWriting up Qualitative Research has CHIME u compassion, humor, intelligence, mindfulness of humanity, and empirical evidence. WolcottAes 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.o ?Sonja Peterson-Lewis, Temple UniversityoHis style is good, down to earth, and easy to understand for both undergraduate and graduate. o ?Joseph Wronka, Springfield CollegeoThe Wolcott text is much more reader-friendly and writer-friendly. It offer remarkable support for the writing process, compared to traditional texts.o ?Judy K. C. Bentley, SUNY at CortlandoThe 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.o?Pat Maslin-Ostrowski, Florida Atlantic University

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  Paperback
  1990

  $36.15

  'Harry Wolcott's book is one of those little must-have , must-read gems. The voice of experience is unmistakable. It's great fun to read, and chock full of helpful, how-to-do-it advice' - H Russell Bernard, University of Florida and author of Social Research Methods How do you select what to write up from all the qualitative data that has been collected? How can you best tell the story of your study? Harry F Wolcott has thoroughly revised the book that has provided a solution to this conundrum as well as inspired thousands of readers with their writing. Using lively examples and friendly tips gleaned from his own and other researchers' experiences and a warm, reflective (and, remarkably candid) writing style, Wolcott offers readers suggestions for when and where to begin, how to keep the momentum going once writing is underway, suggestions for tightening things up, alternatives for handling questions of theory and method, how to proceed with the mechanics of preparing a manuscript from the table of contents to the index, and how to get published.Designed in a new format to make it easier to locate and review key ideas, this second edition has been completely updated and expanded to include features, such as: *Chapter 4 on Linking Up: Provides readers with thoughtful guidelines as to how and where to use theory, how much needs to be said about method, and some thoughts about the 'traditional' literature review *Applications: Give readers the opportunity to put into practice some of Wolcott's tips to improve or jump-start their own writing *Bulleted Reviews: Highlight the key points to remember from each chapter *Subject and author indexes for easy reference Read the book that will not only enable you to better tell the story of your research but will inspire you to write that dissertation, article, or book and incorporate writing into its essential place as part of a professional research career. 'Written in an easy-to-read, conversational tone, Writing up Qualitative Research is useful and interesting and will be an important aid to graduate students working on their dissertations.It will also enable recent doctorates who accept university positions to advance in their profession through writing and publishing' - from review of First Edition in Harvard Educational Review 'Recommended reading for anyone out there despairing of ever starting to turn that pile of transcripts into written form (and indeed for all those lucky enough to have already started)' - from review of First Edition in Social Research Association News