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QUALITATIVE RESEARCH & ASSESSMENT Writing Up Qualitative Research Dora Elias Mc. Allister, Ph. D. Content Strategist, Austin Community College Academic Coach & Editor, Heartful Editor CATCH THE NEXT TLFSS MONTHLY WEBINAR | 5/16/2019 1

WHAT IS QUALITATIVE RESEARCH? Definition “Qualitative research use words as data…collected analyzed in all sorts of ways. Quantitative research, in contrast, uses numbers as data and analyzes them using statistical techniques” (Merriam, 2016, p. 6). Writing-related characteristics and competencies • Rich description • Comfort with writing CATCH THE NEXT TLFSS MONTHLY WEBINAR | 5/16/2019 2

WHY WRITE UP QUALITATIVE RESEARCH? CATCH THE NEXT TLFSS MONTHLY WEBINAR | 5/16/2019 3

WRITING: BIG PICTURE • ARGUMENT • • Main reason journal articles are rejected Typical arguments in education • STRUCTURE • • Micro Macro • SUMMARIZING CATCH THE NEXT TLFSS MONTHLY WEBINAR | 5/16/2019 4

METHODOLOGY & METHODS PROCEDURES: TIPS: • Describe your participants and • Don’t give a data analysis sampling procedure • Describe your data collection methods • Describe your research context CATCH THE NEXT TLFSS MONTHLY WEBINAR | 5/16/2019 tutorial • Don’t mix in the results • Check your journal for instructions • Keep it short 5

RESULTS/FINDINGS • Be choosy • Use tables and graphs • • Use rich tables and graphs Design tables and graphs properly Title tables properly Don’t repeat the tables CATCH THE NEXT TLFSS MONTHLY WEBINAR | 5/16/2019 • Don’t organize your results by discovery • Identify respondents • Don’t mix in your methods • Keep it short 6

DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION • Discuss the results • Implications • State whether you confirmed your • Significance “hypothesis” • Question the findings • Focus • Limitations • Link results • Future research • Previous research CATCH THE NEXT TLFSS MONTHLY WEBINAR | 5/16/2019 7

EDITING • Voice • Borderline plagiarism • Tense • Repetition • Passive Voice CATCH THE NEXT TLFSS MONTHLY WEBINAR | 5/16/2019 • Poorly formed ideas 8

WRITING: HELPING V. TEACHING • Editing & Coaching • Revisions • Exercises: • • Change third person to first person, change passive voice to active voice Read writing out loud The purpose of this study is… Reading a model article CATCH THE NEXT TLFSS MONTHLY WEBINAR | 5/16/2019 9

REFERENCES Belcher, W. L. (2009). Writing your journal article in 12 weeks: A guide to academic publishing success. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE. Levy, J. (2017). How to differentiate assessment, evaluation & research. Retrieved from http: //www. presence. io/blog/how-to-differentiate-assessment-evaluation-research/ Mc. Gillin, V. A. (2003). Research versus assessment: What's the difference? Retrieved from https: //www. nacada. ksu. edu/Resources/Academic-Advising-Today/View. Articles/Research-versus-Assessment-Whats-the-Difference. aspx Merriam, S. B. & Tisdell, E. J. (2009). Qualitative research: A guide to design and implementation. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Wolcott, H. F. (2009). Writing up qualitative research (3 rd ed. ) Thousand Oaks, CA: CATCH THE NEXT TLFSS MONTHLY WEBINAR | 5/16/2019 Sage. 10

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH & ASSESSMENT Writing Up Qualitative Research Dora Elias Mc. Allister, Ph. D. Content Strategist, Austin Community College Academic Coach & Editor, Heartful Editor (512) 710 -9983 | dem 697@yahoo. com CATCH THE NEXT TLFSS MONTHLY WEBINAR | 5/16/2019 11