writing up qualitative research

Question 1

tips for writing up

Answer 1

• know your audience as different audiences have different styles and conventions.
  you have lay/cooperative audiences- interested in the implications of the research
  academic audience- interested in the writing (scientific, objective)
• use participant quotes as evidence to justify our interpretations and themes-( make sure you are carefully keeping confidentiality) - include enough text of the quote so the reader will understand what is being said- and explain these quotes
• vignettes to demonstrate personal experiences

Question 2

ways to write

Answer 2

some qualitative is in first person

whilst most is objective/scientific

Question 3

scientific structure

Answer 3

• title- a signpost to the reader
• an abstract- brief summary of the work- written last
• literature review- sets the scene/ justifying why you are doing your research
• method- ethics, ppts, samples, procedure, analysis
• findings- evidence

-discussion- locates your findings in a wider landscape
discuss limitations and further work

Question 4

example of a poor write up

Answer 4

not organised
not transparent
too detailed
to little detail- not thick description
unsupported assertions