The Weekly Qualitative Report

ISSN 1945-2853

Volume 2, Number 25

June 22, 2009

URL: http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/WQR/wqr2_25.html

The Qualitative Report Article of the Week

Social and Virtual Networks: Evaluating Synchronous Online Interviewing Using Instant Messenger

Vanessa Hinchcliffe and Helen Gavin
University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, England

The Weekly Review

Whetting Beginning Qualitative Researchers Appetites: A Review of Green and Thorogood's Qualitative Methods for Health Research

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

Qualitative Research Resource of the Week

Consortium on Qualitative Research Methods promotes the teaching and use of qualitative research methods in the social sciences. Their activities include an annual training institute and maintaining an online database of syllabi.

Certificate Learners Publish New Paper

A new paper, A Recursive Frame Qualitative Analysis of MFT Progress Note Tipping Points, written by certificate faculty member, Ron Chenail, and certificate student, Joy Benjamin, along with colleague Cynthia Somers, was published in the June 2009 issue of Contemporary Family Therapy.

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. Applications for fall 2009 courses are now being accepted.

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

• The University of Surrey Visiting International Fellowship (VIF) in Social Research Methods - Call for 2009-2010 Applicants
• CES - centrum fur qualitative evaluations- und sozialforschung Workshops

New and Notable Qualitative Research Articles

• Cutcliffe, J. R., & Harder, H. G. (2009). The perpetual search for parsimony: Enhancing the epistemological and practical utility of qualitative research findings. International Journal of Nursing Studies. Advance online publication. Retrieved June 21, 2009. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.05.005 Abstract
• Gwyther, G., & Possamai-Inesedy, A. (2009). Methodologies a la carte: An examination of emerging qualitative methodologies in social research. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 12(2), 99-115. Abstract
• Larsson, S. (2009). A pluralist view of generalization in qualitative research. International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 32(1), 25-38. Abstract
• Sommer, C. A. (2009). Gathering wool: Reflections on conducting qualitative research. Journal of Poetry Therapy, 22(1), 11-20. Abstract
• Squires, A. (2009). Methodological challenges in cross-language qualitative research: A research review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 46(2), 277-287. Abstract

Qualitative Research Employment Openings

• Associate or Assistant Director of Institutional Research and Assessment (Carleton College)
• Business Reporting Analyst (Advance Auto Parts)
• Director of Corporate Strategy - Online Banking/Payments (Intuit)
• Junior Moderator/Analyst (The Forum Group)
• Mid-Level Qualitative Research Position (Futures Company)
• Project Director (University of Massachusetts)
• Senior Associate, Research and Evaluation (Community Training and Assistance Center)
• Senior Technical Officer for Research, Monitoring and Evaluation (Project Concern International)
• Senior Vice President of State Consulting (Lewin Group)
• Vice President, Account Planner (Cline Davis & Mann)

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