ffffiirrss..iinndddd iiii 11//2255//1111 88::2200::2277 AAMM THE HANDBOOK OF SCHOLARLY WRITING AND PUBLISHING ffffiirrss..iinndddd ii 11//2255//1111 88::2200::2266 AAMM ffffiirrss..iinndddd iiii 11//2255//1111 88::2200::2277 AAMM Y THE HANDBOOK OF SCHOLARLY WRITING AND PUBLISHING Tonette S. Rocco and Tim Hatcher, Editors Foreword by John W. Creswell ffffiirrss..iinndddd iiiiii 11//2255//1111 88::2200::2277 AAMM Copyright © 2011 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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PN146.R63 2011 808’.02—dc22 2010048703 Printed in the United States of America FIRST EDITION HB Printing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ffffiirrss..iinndddd iivv 11//2255//1111 88::2200::2277 AAMM THE JOSSEY-BASS HIGHER AND ADULT EDUCATION SERIES ffffiirrss..iinndddd vv 11//2255//1111 88::2200::2288 AAMM ffffiirrss..iinndddd vvii 11//2255//1111 88::2200::2288 AAMM CONTENTS Foreword xi John W. Creswell Preface xiii About the Editors xvii About the Authors xix PART ONE: BECOMING A PUBLISHED SCHOLAR 1 1 Reasons to Write, Writing Opportunities, and Other Considerations 3 Tonette S. Rocco 2 Publishing in Peer-Reviewed and Nonrefereed Journals: Processes, Strategies, and Tips 13 Gary J. Skolits, Ralph G. Brockett, Roger Hiemstra 3 Learning to Write: Wisdom from Emerging Scholars 26 Claire Kostopulos Nackoney, Sunny L. Munn, Jesus Fernandez vii ttoocc..iinndddd vviiii 11//2255//1111 88::2211::3388 AAMM viii Contents 4 Scholarly Reading as a Model for Scholarly Writing 44 Mike Wallace, Alison Wray 5 Working with Tensions: Writing for Publication During Your Doctorate 62 Alison Lee, Claire Aitchison 6 The Process of Transforming the Dissertation or Thesis into Publication 75 Anthony H. Normore PART TWO: IMPROVING WRITING TECHNIQUES 89 7 Writing with Authority: Pitfalls and Pit Stops 91 Erwin H. Epstein 8 Finding Voice: Appreciating Audience 102 Monica Lee 9 Creating a Whole from the Parts: Qualities of Good Writing 115 Andrea D. Ellinger, Baiyin Yang 10 Developing a Research Problem and Purpose Statement 125 Ronald L. Jacobs PART THREE: PREPARING SCHOLARLY MANUSCRIPTS 143 11 Writing a Literature Review 145 Susan Imel 12 Increasing the Odds of Publishing a Qualitative Manuscript 161 Tonette S. Rocco, Maria S. Plakhotnik 13 Increasing the Likelihood of Publishing Quantitative Manuscripts 179 Isadore Newman, Carole Newman ttoocc..iinndddd vviiiiii 11//2255//1111 88::2211::3388 AAMM
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