1. There are few conventions or traditions associated with the qualitative research report.
2. One way to check on your writing process is to ask how the description or analysis is increasing the reader's understanding.
3. At a minimum, qualitative research reports should include an introduction; a summary of the literature; a description of data collection and analysis; and a report of the findings, interpretation, and analysis.
4. Qualitative research projects create too much rather than not enough data.
5. The researcher must also decide whether he or she, or the participants will have the responsibilities of authorial voice.
6. A good way to begin a qualitative research report is to explain why the setting was important or interesting.
7. In writing about data collection, the reader should know when the fieldwork was conducted, how long and in what way the researcher was involved with participants, descriptive information about the participants and their communication environment, steps taken in data collection and analysis, and if data collection was triangulated.
8. If the researcher has agreed to maintain the anonymity of participants, a system for referencing participants will need to be created.
