The Handbook of Scholarly Writing and Publishing (The Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series)

370 Pages·2011·3.54 MB·English

by  Tonette S. Rocco

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THE HANDBOOK OF SCHOLARLY
WRITING AND PUBLISHING

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THE HANDBOOK OF
SCHOLARLY WRITING
AND PUBLISHING
Tonette S. Rocco and Tim Hatcher, Editors
Foreword by John W. Creswell

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Rocco, Tonette S., 1954-
The Handbook of Scholarly Writing and Publishing/Tonette S. Rocco and Tim Hatcher, Editors;
Foreword by John W. Creswell. — First edition.
p. cm. — (The Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-470-39335-2 (pbk.)
ISBN 978-0-470-94918-4 (ebk)
ISBN 978-0-470-94919-1 (ebk)
ISBN 978-0-470-94921-4 (ebk)
1. Authorship. 2. Academic writing. 3. Scholarly publishing. I. Hatcher, Tim (Tim Gary),
1950- II. Title. III. Series.
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
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THE JOSSEY-BASS HIGHER AND ADULT
EDUCATION SERIES

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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
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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
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