Writing Up QUAL

Question 1

What is the first thing to do when Writing Up?

Answer 1

Know your audience

Type: Layman, corporate, academic

Question 2

Describe a Scientific writeup structure for Academic Audience

Answer 2

Title
Abstract
Lit Review
Method
Findings
Discussion

Question 3

What contributes to poor write up?

Answer 3

Poor organisation
Lack of transparency
Too much info
Too little info
Unsupported assertions

Question 4

What is important when reporting findings of qualitative research? How is data displayed? [3]

Answer 4

Display data using:
Select key quotes / exemplars
Tables or matrices
Vignettes to illustrate personal experience

Question 5

What are participant quotes useful for? [4]

Answer 5

Illustrate themes emerging from analysis
Provide evidence in support of researcher interpretations
Explain how something happened
Illustrate, Describe, Interpret (or support interpretation), Explain

Question 6

What are vignettes when used to display data? How is it typically used [3]

Answer 6

Brief evocative description, account, or episode.
Present results for reader to gain deeper sense of participants’ lived experiences
1) Short description or scenarios
2) Stories about individuals and situations, ref to important points
3) Compact sketches of individuals/grps in specific scenarios

Question 7

Advice when writing up quotes

Answer 7

Include enough in quoted segment so reader will understand
Info that identifies person quoted
Identify directly quoted text with indent or italics