Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
PART I. WRITING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH ESSENTIALS
Chapter 1. Introduction
Literary Framing
Path of the Book
Features of the Book
The Gist
Reflexive Questions
Chapter 2. Why, What, and How We Write
Why Do We Write?
What Do We Write?
How Do We Write?
The Gist: Get on With It
Reflexive Questions
Reflexive Activities
Resources
Chapter 3. Start Writing!
Data Represented in Three Ways: An Exemplar
Honing the Craft of Writing
The Gist
Reflexive Questions
Reflexive Activities
Resources
Chapter 4. Qualitative Dissertations: The Three Rules
The Dissertation Proposal (or Chapters 1-3)
The Dissertation (or Chapters 4 and 5)
Politics and Process of the Dissertation
Change Is in the Wind
The Gist
Reflexive Questions
Resources
Chapter 5. Writing the Qualitative Journal Article: Of Rice Cakes, Tortillas, Bread, and Butter
Before the Formal Writing
The Qualitative Thematic Article: Bread and Butter of Qualitative Research
The Methodological Article
The Gist
Reflexive Questions
Resources
Reflexive Activities
Chapter 6. Publish and Persevere: The Publication Process
Getting Organized
Preparing the Manuscript for Publication
Submission
Anticipating the Reviews
The Review
Revise and Resubmit
Reject
Accept, and Accept With Revisions
Production
Done, Done, Done! (Not Really): Promoting Publication
Get Started Promoting Your Publication
The Gist
Reflexive Questions
Reflexive Activities
Resources
PART II. AESTHETIC REPRESENTATIONS OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
Chapter 7. Autoethnography: A Kaleidoscope of Knowing
Background of Autoethnography
Major Genres of Autoethnography
One Way to Create Autoethnography
Tensions in Autoethnography
The Gist
Reflexive Questions
Reflexive Activities
Resources
Chapter 8. Poemish Research Representations
Why Poetry?
Forms of Research Poetry
Ideas for Forging Research Poetry
Poetic Tensions
The Gist
Reflexive Questions
Reflexive Activities
Resources
Chapter 9. Visuals in Qualitative Research Representation: In the Blink of an Eye
Visual Inquiry Background
Exemplars of Visual Research Representations
Representing Visuals
Considerations for Visual Representations
The Gist
Reflexive Questions
Reflexive Activities
Resources
Chapter 10. Reflecting Reflexivity in Research Representations
What Is Reflexivity?
Traditional Reflexivity Representations
Contemporary Reflexivity: Undergirding Representations
The Gist
Reflexive Questions
Reflexive Activities
Resources
Epilogue
Appendices
Appendix A. A Sample Syllabus From a Graduate-Level Qualitative Research Writing Course
Appendix B. An Example of a Doctoral Student Representing the Same Data Set in Three Different Ways
Appendix C. Reflexive Activities for Novice and Sage Writers
Appendix D. Tips for Writing and Presenting a Research Poster
Appendix E. Writing Prompts
References
Index

This book addresses foundational areas of qualitative writing (such as journal articles and dissertations), aesthetic representations (including poetry and autoethnography), publishing, and reflexivity in representation in one practical and engaging text based on real experiences. Author Maria K.E. Lahman draws on her experiences as a qualitative research professor and writing instructor, and as someone who has published widely in scholarly journals, employing both traditional and more innovative forms of writing. The first part of the book covers writing tips; how to represent data; how to write a qualitative thematic journal article; how to write a qualitative dissertation; and provides guidance on the publication process. The second part encourages the qualitative researcher to move beyond traditional forms of writing and consider how qualitative research can be represented more aesthetically: as poems, autoethnographies, and visually. The book concludes with a chapter on reflexivity in research representations. Throughout, the author provides vivid examples from her own work, and that of graduate students and colleagues.

Maria K. E. Lahman is a professor of qualitative methodology at the University of Northern Colorado, in Colorado, USA. She is the author of the Sage textbooks Ethics in Social Science Research: Becoming Culturally Responsive and Writing and Representing Qualitative Research. A Mennonite, Maria challenges herself to weave aspects of social justice and peacebuilding into her pedagogy and scholarship. Maria's scholarship is focused on creating ethical solutions for culturally complex methodological situations, diversity, young children, mothering, and qualitative writing representation.