Discovering Emerging Research in a Qualitative Study of ESL Academic Writing

Authors

Jim Hu, Thompson Rivers UniversityFollow

Abstract

This article focuses on the complexities of the qualitative methodology employed in my doctoral study of the academic writing experiences and perceptions of Chinese graduate students in sciences and engineering at the University of British Columbia. In particular, I explain the emerging nature of the study by relating how and why I repeatedly revised the research questions, modified the research locations, re-selected the participants, adjusted the data collection methods, and amended the data analysis coding system. The study concludes that research designs should be elastic to accommodate the dynamic and emerging nature of qualitative studies.

Keywords

Multi-Case Study, ESL Academic Writing, and International Graduate Students

Publication Date

12-4-2009

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2009.1372

Recommended APA Citation

Hu, J. (2009). Discovering Emerging Research in a Qualitative Study of ESL Academic Writing. The Qualitative Report, 14(4), 629-664. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2009.1372