"Unlike quantitative work, which can be interpreted through its tables and summaries, qualitative work carries its meaning in its entire text. Just as a piece of literature is not equivalent to its "plot summary," qualitative research is not contained in its abstracts. Qualitative research has to be read, not scanned; its meaning is in the reading." (p. 924)

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Richardson, L. (2000). Writing: A method of inquiry. In Handbook of qualitative research. Edited by N. K. Denzin and Y. S. Lincoln. 2nd edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.