TY - JOUR
T1 - Food for thought
T2 - Nourishing the publication of qualitative research
AU - Schoenberg, Nancy E.
AU - Shenk, Dena
AU - Kart, Cary S.
PY - 2007/2
Y1 - 2007/2
N2 - In recent years, journal editors have issued loud and earnest calls for high-quality manuscripts based on qualitative methods. Yet, in reviewing the past several years of gerontological journals, including the Journal of Applied Gerontology (JAG), the authors noticed that the rate at which qualitative papers are published has held steady at modest percentages of the total number of published works. This essay explores this seemingly contradictory situation by providing insights into several key questions: Why are not more research articles published that use qualitative methods? Why is it important that qualitative researchers publish their works in applied venues like the JAG? What should authors of qualitative pieces keep in mind when developing their manuscripts?
AB - In recent years, journal editors have issued loud and earnest calls for high-quality manuscripts based on qualitative methods. Yet, in reviewing the past several years of gerontological journals, including the Journal of Applied Gerontology (JAG), the authors noticed that the rate at which qualitative papers are published has held steady at modest percentages of the total number of published works. This essay explores this seemingly contradictory situation by providing insights into several key questions: Why are not more research articles published that use qualitative methods? Why is it important that qualitative researchers publish their works in applied venues like the JAG? What should authors of qualitative pieces keep in mind when developing their manuscripts?
KW - Aging research
KW - Applied research
KW - Qualitative research
KW - Research methods
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U2 - 10.1177/0733464806296938
DO - 10.1177/0733464806296938
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:33846005117
SN - 0733-4648
VL - 26
SP - 4
EP - 16
JO - Journal of Applied Gerontology
JF - Journal of Applied Gerontology
IS - 1
ER -