The Handbook of Scholarly Writing and Publishing

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

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

14 Writing Research Articles Using Mixed Methods: Methodological Considerations to Help You Get Published 191
Isadore Newman, David Newman, Carole Newman

15 Writing Theory, Conceptual, and Position Articles for Publication 209
Gary N. McLean

16 Creating and Publishing Nonrefereed Manuscripts: How to Write Editorials and Book Reviews 222
Tim Hatcher, Kimberly S. McDonald

PART FOUR: REFLECTING ON THE WRITING AND PUBLISHING PROCESS 237

17 Why Writers Should Also Be Reviewers 239
Robert Donmoyer

18 Addressing Feedback from Reviewers and Editors 251
Stephen D. Brookfield

19 International and Cross-Cultural Issues in Scholarly Publishing 262
AAhad M. Osman-Gani, Rob F. Poell

20 Working with Coauthors 274
Ann I. Nevin, Jacqueline S. Thousand, Richard A. Villa

21 Writing as Mentoring 293
Bradley C. Courtenay, Ronald M. Cervero, John M. Dirkx

Resources: Further Reading for Scholarly Writing 311
Maria S. Plakhotnik, M. Brad Shuck

Index 325