Composing qualitative research /
Karen Golden-Biddle, Karen Locke.
- 2nd ed.
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, c2007.
- vii, 136 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-126) and index.
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
Providing both theoretical and practical guidance for students and researchers who need to transform the massive amounts of data collected through qualitative fieldwork into a coherent manuscript, the Second Edition draws on examples from various publications, including Administrative Science Quarterly and Academy of Management Journal, are used throughout the volume for analysis.