The Weekly Qualitative Report, Volume 1, Number 2

The Weekly Qualitative Report

ISSN 1945-2853

Volume 1, Number 3

October 20, 2008

URL: http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/WQR/wqr1_3.html

The Qualitative Report Article of the Week

The False Witness: Artistic Research on Stage

Orit Simhoni, Silver Spring, Maryland

The Weekly Review

“To thine own context be true, but be careful”: A review of H. L. Goodall, Jr.’s Writing Qualitative Inquiry: Self, Stories, and Academic Life

Ronald J. Chenail, Nova Southeastern University

Qualitative Research Resource of the Week

The Qualitative Research Site: Bobbi A. Kerlin's site contains many useful resources for conducting qualitative inquiry including an extensive bibliography of qualitative research resources such as conceptual frameworks, methods, analysis, and credibility; links to high quality web sites, course syllabi, research glossaries, research proposal, and discussion groups; information on qualitative and quantitative research software applications; and an instructional guide for NUD.IST4 Classic software for analyzing qualitative data.

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

· The Seventh St. Louis Qualitative Research Conference (QuaRC)

· The Second International Workshop on Computer-Aided Qualitative Research

· The Tenth Qualitative Research in Psychology Workshop

New and Notable Qualitative Research Articles

· Brondani, M. A., MacEntee, M. I., Bryant, S. R., & O'Neill, B. (2008). Using written vignettes in focus groups among older adults to discuss oral health as a sensitive topic. Qualitative Health Research, 18(8), 1145-1153. Abstract

· Drahota, A., & Dewey, A. (2008). The sociogram: A useful tool in the analysis of focus groups. Nursing Research, 57(4), 293-297. Abstract

· Gill, P., Stewart, K., Treasure, E., & Chadwick, B. (2008). Methods of data collection in qualitative research: Interviews and focus groups. British Dental Journal, 204(6), 291-295.Abstract

· Propst, D. B., McDonough, M. H., Vogt, C. A., & Pynnonen-Valdez, D. M. (2008). Roving focus groups: Collecting perceptual landscape data in situ. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 7(3), 1-14. Abstract

· Wyatt, T. H., Krauskopf, P. B., & Davidson, R. (2008). Using focus groups for program planning and evaluation. The Journal of School Nursing, 24(2), 71-77. Abstract

Qualitative Research Employment Openings

· Assistant Professor of Qualitative Research (Southern Illinois University Carbondale)

· Assistant Professor- Qualitative Research Methods (Northern Illinois University)

· Health Research Assistant (The Center for Studying Health System Change )

· Qualitative Associate Director (MRI)

· Senior Consultant: Qualitative Research (Morgan Search)

· Qualitative Health Policy Researcher (The RAND Corporation)

· Senior Qualitative Market Research Consultant (Satyam)

· School of Business - Full-time Faculty (Argosy University)

· Global Health Policy Analyst (Kaiser Family Foundation)

· Assistant Professor of Sociology (Indiana University South Bend)

· Senior Director of Consulting (Peer Insight)

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