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Writing Up Qualitative Research... Better

Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon, Eugene.

The author presents his views for breaking from the traditional order ("Chapter Two" in many studies) and segregation of topics—literature review, theory, and method—in favor of integrating these components into a report only as needed. He urges researchers to consider alternative ways of satisfying the intent of a literature review. He questions whether traditional requirements result in theories being forced or presented prematurely, and raises the possibility of presenting multiple or cumulative theories toward the study’s end. He notes that qualitative research is based on participant observation and the resulting insights and wonders whether an emphasis on methodology detracts from our studies. Engaging writing can result when writers are free to break with tradition and present their findings in discovery-oriented ways.

Qualitative Health Research, Vol. 12, No. 1, 91-103 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/1049732302012001007


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