Chapter17ReadingandWritingtheQualitativeResearchReport.ppt

Copyright c 2001 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 18Reading and Writing the Qualitative Research Report A qualitative study is not complete until the research report is written Researcher analyzes data and writes the analysis in back-and-forth reflective steps Writing the report is part of developing the interpretation of the data Characteristics of Qualitative Research Reports Author is a guide Helping the reader move through unfamiliar interaction Helping the reader see familiar interaction in a new way Does description and analysis increase readers’ understanding of how humans construct and share meaning? Parts of theQualitative Research Report Introduction Summary of the literature Description of data collection and analytical techniques Report of the interpretation and analyses Implications of findings Future research Presenting the Core Idea or Question Introductory premise to frame what follows Provide explanations Why researcher was in this particular setting Why this setting is important or interesting Begin with dramatic quote or field note Or, begin with more traditional literature review Writing about the Method When/where the fieldwork was conducted Extent of researcher involvement in the interaction environment Detailed information about the participants, context, and scene Steps and methods for analyzing the data Extent to which data were triangulated Revealing Identity of Participants Keep your agreement about confidentiality and anonymity with participants May need to develop fictitious names Sometimes must go beyond simply changing name of people, place, and organization But do not camouflage an identity so that it is misleading Presenting the Data Because qualitative research produces abundant data –need to judiciously edit data to a manageable amount Decide what to tell and how to tell it What is the basic story? Who will do the telling? Authorial voice? Authorial Voice Realist Author narrates in third person; author almost absent;