The Weekly Qualitative Report

The Weekly Qualitative Report

ISSN 1945-2853

Volume 2, Number 28

July 13, 2009

URL: http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/WQR/wqr2_28.html

The Qualitative Report Article of the Week

Rasgando la Piel: Tatuajes, Cuerpos y Significados

Jelitza Soto Roman
Universidad Del Sagrado Corazon, Puerto Rico
Linette Santiago Arroyo
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Rio Piedras
Zuellem Cotto Gomez
Hospital San Francisco, Rio Piedras

The Weekly Review

Qualitative research is consonant with the espoused values of occupational therapy: A Review of Qualitative Research in Occupational Therapy

Kathleen M. DeNault
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA

Qualitative Research Resource of the Week

The McMaster University Occupational Therapy Evidence-based Practice Group has updated their Qualitative Review Guidelines and Review Form. Their guidelines and forms are great tools for assisting readers completing critical appraisals of qualitative research articles especially when conducting systematic reviews of the research evidence.

Certificate Faculty Member Publishes New Paper

Laurie L. Charles' case illustration of home-based systemic therapy, Home-Based Family Therapy: An Illustration of Clinical Work with a Liberian Refugee, 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

New and Notable Qualitative Research Articles

Gerstl-Pepin, C., & Patrizio, K. (2009). Learning from Dumbledore's Pensieve: Metaphor as an aid in teaching reflexivity in qualitative research. Qualitative Research, 9(3), 299-308. Abstract
Gomez, C. C. (2009). Assessing the quality of qualitative health research: Criteria, process and writing. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 10(2). Full Text
Janasik, N., Honkela, T., & Bruun, H. (2009). Text mining in qualitative research: Application of an unsupervised learning method. Organizational Research Methods, 12(3), 436-460. Abstract
Miyata, H., & Kai, I. (2009). Reconsidering evaluation criteria for scientific adequacy in health care research: An integrative framework of quantitative and qualitative criteria. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 8(1), 64-75. Full Text
Todres, L., Galvin, K. T., & Holloway, I. (2009). The humanization of healthcare: A value framework for qualitative research. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being, 4(2), 6877. Abstract

Qualitative Research Employment Openings

Consumer Products Research Analyst (Boss Group)
Consumer Research Analyst / Marketing (Publix)
Innovation Architect (Liberty Mutual)
Interviewer / Focus Group Facilitators (Syracuse University Center for Health and Behavior)
Lead / Senior User Researcher (Shutterfly)
Program Director for Strategic Planning, Research & Operations (Language Learners)
Project Manager (Tide Watch)
Project Specialist (Harvard University)
Research Associate (University of California)
Senior Account Planner (Confidential)
Visiting Professor of Sociology (Bridgewater College)

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