The Weekly Qualitative Report

The Weekly Qualitative Report

ISSN 1945-2853

Volume 1, Number 12

December 22, 2008

URL: http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/WQR/wqr1_12.html

The Qualitative Report Article of the Week

Qualitative Case Study Methodology: Study Design and Implementation for Novice Researchers

Pamela Baxter and Susan Jack
McMaster University, West Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

The Weekly Review

Constructing Children and Children Constructing: A Review of Researching Childrens Experiences

Ronald J. Chenail
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Qualitative Research Resource of the Week

The Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology (IPJP): IPJP is an open-access, online journal initiative of the Phenomenology Research Group based at Edith Cowan University and Rhodes University in South Africa. The Phenomenology Research Group is a circle of postgraduate scholars who have a range of research interests which cross a broad spectrum of areas including education, health, religion, business, tourism, counselling and psychology. The unifying force which holds these diverse research interests together is a commitment to phenomenology as a research methodology.

NSU Announces New Online Graduate

Qualitative Research Certificate Program

The NSU Graduate Qualitative Research Certificate Program consists of eight three-credit hour online courses designed to prepare academics, professional research consultants, and graduate students to understand a variety of qualitative research approaches and to conduct qualitative research studies.

New Calls for Conference Papers, Proposals, and Abstracts and Training Opportunities

New and Notable Qualitative Research Articles

De Mol, J., & Buysse, A. (2008). The phenomenology of children's influence on parents. Journal of Family Therapy, 30(2), 163-193. Abstract
Fochtman, D. (2008). Phenomenology in pediatric cancer nursing research. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 25(4), 185-192. Abstract
Kirby, R. K. (2008). Phenomenology and the problems of oral history. Oral History Review, 35(1), 22-28. Abstract
Martinez, J. M. (2008). Semiotic phenomenology and the dialectical approach to intercultural communication: Paradigm crisis and the actualities of research practice. Semiotica, 169(1/4), 135-153. Abstract
Thomson, C. (2008). Phenomenology in teacher education contexts: Enhancing pedagogical insight and critical reflexive capacity. The Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology, 8(Special Ed.), 1-9. Abstract

Qualitative Research Employment Openings

Analyst (MBS/Vox at CommonHealth)
Assistant Professor in Educational Technology (Ohio State University)
Assistant Professor in Professional Studies in Education (Indiana University of Pennsylvania)
Manager Consumer Insights (ConAgra Foods)
Manager Qualitative Research, Customer Loyalty (General Electric)
Moderator (Gongos Research)
Post-Doc Fellowship/Research Analyst (Northwestern University)
Project Administrator International Health & Development (Tulane University)
Research Manager (IPSOS North America)
Senior Research Support Specialist / Department of Psychiatry (SUNY Downstate Medical Center Research Foundation)

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