Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Summer 2013

Department

Management

Abstract

Teaching novice qualitative researchers how to move beyond first-cycle themes is a challenging endeavor. In this essay, we articulate four harmful habits that tend to impede our success: moving too quickly, privileging product over process, providing cursory coverage of analytic technique and artistry, and overlooking the role of synthesis in qualitative research. As a step toward replacing harmful habits with more healthy ones, we offer a number of practical suggestions for reimagining the qualitative research methods curriculum.

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Original Publication Information

Lucas, Kristen and Suzy D'Enbeau. "Moving Beyond Themes: Reimagining the Qualitative Analysis Curriculum." 2013. Qualitative Communication Research 2(2): 213-227.

DOI

10.1525/qcr.2013.2.2.213

ORCID

0000-0003-1645-6603

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