The Weekly Qualitative Report

ISSN 1945-2853

Volume 2, Number 27

July 6, 2009

URL: http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/WQR/wqr2_27.html

The Qualitative Report Article of the Week

On Being Degraded in Public Space: An Autoethnography

Todd A. Schoepflin
Niagara University, Lewiston, New York, USA

The Weekly Review

An Exercise in Rigor: A Review of Robert K. Yin's Case Study Research Design and Methods

Crystal Daughtery
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA

Qualitative Research Resource of the Week

The Centre for Narrative Research brings together work on narrative that is being pursued in a variety of contexts across the social sciences. The Centre also offers the MA, DipHE, and CertHE in Narrative Research.

Certificate Director Publishes New Paper

Ron Chenail's paper on teaching research, Learning Marriage and Family Therapy in the Time of Competencies, was published in Journal of Systemic Therapies.

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

• Computer-Aided Qualitative Research Asia 2010 Call for Presentations and Papers
• 33rd Annual Rural Health Conference - Call for Presentations

New and Notable Qualitative Research Articles

• Dwyer, S. C., & Buckle, J. L. (2009). The space between: On being an insider-outsider in qualitative research. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 8(1), 54-63. Full Text
• Richards, K. (2009). Trends in qualitative research in language teaching since 2000. Language Teaching, 42(2), 147-180. Abstract
• Rusinova, K., Pochard, F., Kentish-Barnes, N., Chaize, M., & Azoulay, E. (2009). Qualitative research: Adding drive and dimension to clinical research. Critical Care Medicine, 37(1), S140-S146. Abstract
• Watson, C. (2009). The `impossible vanity': Uses and abuses of empathy in qualitative inquiry. Qualitative Research, 9(1), 105-117. Abstract
• Wiener, A. (2009). Enacting meaning-in-use: Qualitative research on norms and international relations. Review of International Studies, 35(1), 175-193. Abstract

Qualitative Research Employment Openings

• Associate Manager Custom Research (Fusion Staffing)
• Database / Application Support Analyst (Millward Brown)
• eCommerce Analyst (IQ Workforce)
• Facility Manager (Kid Focus)
• Policy Analyst (WorkSource-Vancouver Town Plaza)
• Project Specialist (Harvard University)
• Qualitative Research Scientist (New England Research Institutes, Inc.)
• Real Estate Account Executive (Iowa Workforce Development)
• Research Assistant Intern (American Institutes for Research)
• Senior Account Planner (Confidential / CM Recruiting)
• Senior Research Analyst (MTV Network)
• Supervisor, Research Project Coordinator (Emory University)

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