The Weekly Qualitative Report

ISSN 1945-2853

Volume 2, Number 35

August 31, 2009

URL: http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/WQR/wqr2_35.html

The Qualitative Report Article of the Week

Why We Teach: Autobiographies of Traditionally and Alternatively Certified Pre-Service Social Studies Teachers

Susan Santoli
University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA

The Weekly How To Guide

How I Learned to Design and Conduct Semi-structured Interviews: An Ongoing and Continuous Journey

Silvia E. Rabionet
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA

Qualitative Research Resource of the Week

Qualitative Research Methods in Health Technology Assessment: A Review of the Literature is a full-length monograph written by Elizabeth Murphy, Robert Dingwall, David Greatbatch, Susan Parker, and Pamela Watson. The work provides qualitative researchers an exhaustive review of the literature regarding methodologies and methods. Even though the work was originally published in 1998, it still serves as an excellent and free introduction.

Upcoming Workshop by TQR Editor

Maureen Duffy, TQR Editor, and Tom Wootton will be presenting a workshop entitled "The Bipolar Advantage: Why MFT's Make A Difference" at the 2009 American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Annual Conference to be held this October in Sacramento, California.

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 winter 2010 courses are now being accepted.

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

• The Department of Sociology at the University of Surrey's Visiting International Fellowship - Call for Applications
• The Sixth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (QI2010): Preliminary Call for Paper, Poster and Session Proposals
• 31st Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum "Creativity, Crisis and Qualitative Research: Re-imagining Education in a Changing World": Call for Papers
• Qualitative Studies - New Open Access Journal's Initial Call for Papers

New and Notable Qualitative Research Articles

• Atkinson, P. (2009). Ethics and ethnography. Twenty-First Century Society: Journal of the Academy of Social Sciences, 4(1), 17-30. doi:10.1080/17450140802648439 Abstract
• Buckle, J. L., Dwyer, S. C., & Jackson, M. (2009). Qualitative bereavement research: Incongruity between the perspectives of participants and research ethics boards. International Journal of Social Research Methodology. Advance online publication. Retrieved August 31, 2009. doi:10.1080/13645570902767918 Abstract
• Mack, R., Giarelli, E., & Bernhardt, B. A. (2009). The adolescent research participant: Strategies for productive and ethical interviewing. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. Advance online publication. Retrieved August 31, 2009. doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2008.07.009 Abstract
• Nespor, J., & Groenke, S. L. (2009). Ethics, problem framing, and training in qualitative inquiry. Qualitative Inquiry, 15(6), 996-1012. doi:10.1177/1077800409334188 Abstract
• Reid, J. (2009). Conducting qualitative research with advanced cancer patients and their families: Ethical considerations. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 15(1), 30-33. Abstract

Qualitative Research Employment Openings

• Assistant Director of Audience Research and Development (Cleveland Museum of Art)
• Assistant/Associate Professor - Qualitative Researcher (University of Colorado at Denver)
• Evaluation Coordinator (University of California Regents)
• Market Research Analyst (American Medical Association)
• Market Research Manager (Robert Walters)
• Qualitative Research Analyst (Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Institute for Medicine and Public Health)
• Research Intern (Video Intervention/Prevention Assessment (VIA) at Children's Hospital Boston)
• Senior Manager, Market Research (Kellogg Company)
• Staff Associate (Columbia University)
• User Experience Designer (AlikeList)
• Vice President, Business Development Horsham (LRA Worldwide)
• Vice President, Qualitative (Market Research Supplier)

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