Picasso said, “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”

Considering Picasso’s quote, “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”

What might Picasso’s advice mean to us as qualitative writers?

In part after we understand the "rules" of research, we can begin to bend the rules.

But to get there, I believe you must know how to write the qualitative thematic research article. This ability may be what helps you secure a research assistantship, a first professor position, or tenure. 

In this podcast, I address choosing a journal and literature reviews.

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References

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Kamler, B., & Thomson, P. (2014). Helping doctoral students write: Pedagogies for supervision. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315813639

Thompson, B. (1995). Publishing your research results: Some suggestions and counsel. Journal of Counseling & Development, 73(3), 342–345. http://doi.org/10.1002/j.1556-6676.1995.tb01761.x

Thompson, B. (2016). On the various aspects of publishing journal articles and academic books. Research in the Schools, 23(1), 1–7.