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| Introduction to Crystallization | |
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| Constructing Crystallization | |
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| Considering Genres | |
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| Resisting Dichotomies: A Continuum of Qualitative Methods | |
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| Principles of Crystallization | |
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| Facets of the Crystal: Types of Crystallization | |
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| Strengths of Crystallization | |
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| Limitations of Crystallization | |
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| Ethnographic Exemplars | |
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| Organization of This Book | |
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| Conclusion: Frequently Asked Questions About Crystallization | |
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| Interlude: Introducing the Author | |
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| Ethics and Epistemology: Assumptions Underlying Crystallization | |
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| What Is Epistemology and Why Does It Matter in Crystallization? | |
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| Making Knowledge: An Epistemological Basis for Crystallization | |
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| Voicing Other and Self: Ethics of Representation | |
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| First Do No Harm: Some Ethical Cautions | |
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| Strategies for Ethical Decision Making in Crystallization | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Interlude: The Limits of Genre--An Exercise About Ethics and the Construction of Claims | |
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| Illuminating Options for Analysis and Representation Across the Continuum | |
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| Traditional Forms of Analysis | |
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| Same Old, Same Old: The Value of Traditional Qualitative Writing | |
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| Aesthetics and Analysis: Hybrids of Art and Science | |
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| Aesthetic Possibilities: Creative Analytic Practices | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Interlude: Resisting Dichotomy, Embracing Continuum | |
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| Strategies for Design: Putting Crystallization Into Practice | |
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| Wondering | |
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| Weighing Your Options | |
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| Re/considering the Role of Theory | |
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| Decide on a Design | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Interlude: Beware the Law of the Hammer | |
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| Bringing It All Together: Integrated Crystallization | |
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| Creating a Coherent Multigenre Text | |
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| Blending Genres and Blurring Boundaries: Woven Crystallization | |
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| Woven Crystallization Exemplars | |
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| Sharpening Edges and Separating Spaces: Patched Crystallization | |
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| Patched Crystallization Exemplars | |
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| Issues in Constructing Integrated Crystallization | |
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| Interlude: Quilting as Activism | |
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| All Apart: Dendritic Crystallization | |
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| Dendritic Practices | |
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| Benefits of Dendritic Crystallization | |
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| Dispersing Crystallized Findings | |
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| A Dendritic Exemplar | |
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| But Is This Really Crystallization? | |
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| Interlude: Coincidence, Synchronicity, and Putting It Out to the Universe | |
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| Writing Across the Continuum | |
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| Evaluating Writing and Representation | |
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| Improving your Process | |
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| Writing Well | |
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| Bag of Tricks | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Interlude: Representing Difference | |
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| Writing Resources | |
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| Publishing and Promoting Crystallization | |
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| Lessons of Crystallization | |
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| Call to Action: Employing Crystallization to Promote Social Justice | |
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| Getting the World Out: Pursuing Publication | |
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| Justifying Your Work | |
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| Enclosing Wild Power: A Conclusion/Invitation | |
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| Interlude: When Your Work Is Rejected | |