TQR Volume 17 Article 35

TQR Volume 17 Article 36

Spousal Caregiver Narratives and Credible Authority: Uncertainty in Illness of Spousal Caregivers
Karen Sodowsky
Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA, USA

Teachers Are Making a Difference: Understanding the Influence of Favorite Teachers
Mark A. Smith and Karen Schmidt
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, USA

Qualitative Research News and Notes

TQR Author Patricia Leavy to Give Plenary Address at The International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Safeer Bhatti Named to TQR Editorial Board

How Science Can Ensure Integrity and Quality

Biasing your Research by the Act of Doing Research

UNT IRA Lab Research Tip of the Week: Open Source Qualitative Software

Context and the Lives of Devices

Researchware Releases HyperRESEARCH 3.0.3

TextQuest 4.1 Released

Sam Houston State University to Publish First Issue of the Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice & Criminology in 2013

"Obesity - Cruel Optimism" - BBC4 Interview with Karen Throsby on her Ethnographic Study of the Hidden Moral Element of an Obesity Clinic

Managing Meeting Notes with Meshin Recall

Save Articles to Read Later with Pocket

Establish Rapport before Respondents Walk through the Door: Using Online Qualitative to Deepen Your Offline Respondent Connections

The Advantages of Mobile Research

7 Great "Big Think" Videos to Help Inform Your Research

Online Discussion Boards

Using Qualitative Data

Using Mobile Insights for Qualitative Research

What's A Story Without The Illustration?

The Process of Co-creation with Users

TQR Review of the Week

TQR Resources on the Internet

Marketing Metaphoria: Undressing the Mind of the Consumer
Vickie Covington
Amridge University, Montgomery, AL, USA

Please visit TQR Community's Qualitative Research Resources on the Internet site for more useful sources, sites, books, and tools including Qualitative Research Web Sites.

New Calls for Conferences and Journals, Training Opportunities, and Funding

Qualitative Health Research Conference: "New Directions for Qualitative Health Research" - Call for Submissions (Deadline: May 30, 2012)

Narrating Spaces, Reading Urbanity Conference - Call for Papers (Deadline: May 31, 2012)

The 3rd Conference of the European Narratology Network: "Emerging Vectors of Narratology: Toward Consolidation or Diversification?" - Call for Papers (Deadlines: October 15, 2012)

Eastern Sociological Society 2013 Annual Meeting: "Sustainable Communities/Sustainable Lives: Social Change, Social Action, & Social Justice" - Call for Papers (Deadline: November 3, 2012)

Studia Phaenomenologica XIII (2013): "On the Proper Use of Phenomenology. Paul Ricœur Centenary Volume" - Call for Papers (Deadline: November 30, 2012)

International Conference on Narrative - Call for Papers (Deadline: January 14, 2013)

Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology 2013 Issues - Call for Papers (Deadline: Open)

Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice & Criminology - Call for Papers (Deadline: Open)

Taos Institute WorldShare Books - Call for Submissions (Deadline: Open)

Previously Announced Open Calls and Conferences

Online Graduate QR Certificate

TQR Fourth Annual Conference

Summer 2012 admission for the Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Research, a six course, 18 credit hour online program that prepares its graduates to understand and conduct qualitative research, is now open. Courses offered this summer include QRGP 6305 Qualitative Research Design and QRGP 6308 Writing Qualitative Research.

"Qualitative Research and Technology" is the theme for TQR2013! We are seeking paper, panel, and poster presentations. The submissions portal is now open and closes May 7, 2012. Please visit the new conference web site for more details..

Qualitative Research Employment Opportunities

Research and Evaluation Associate (George Mason University)

Social Science Research Analyst (Ithaka S+R)

Qualitative Associate Director (Tarsh Lazare)

Senior Principal Researcher, Upstream N America & Unconventionals (Ihs)

Research Intern (Futurestep)

Research Associate - Cise (University of Virginia)

Research Director - Center for Technology in Government (University at Albany)

Director, Research and Programming (Department of Workforce Services)

Associate Outcomes Researcher (Icon)

Senior Qualitative Analyst (Findings Group)

Research and Program Evaluation Specialist (Center for Inspired Teaching)

Research Associate (Illuminas)

Institutional Researcher (Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute)

Director of the Social Science Research Center (California State University)

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