The Weekly Qualitative Report

ISSN 1945-2853

Volume 2, Number 38

September 21, 2009

URL: http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/WQR/wqr2_38.html

The Qualitative Report Article of the Week

Drama: A Comparative Analysis of Individual Narratives

Susanna Belle Spaulding
Colorado Mountain College, Leadville, Colorado, USA
James Banning
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Clifford P. Harbour
University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USA
Timothy Gray Davies
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

The Weekly Review

Insider Experiences of The Qualitative Report's Reviewing Process

Pamela Felder
Teachers' College, Columbia University, New York, USA
Tom Strong and Jennifer Ronald
Division of Applied Psychology, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Qualitative Research Resource of the Week

Harald Klein's Text Analysis Information Page is a free source of information dealing with the analysis of the content of human communication, mostly but not limited to text. There are links to software pages and some useful glossaries and classifications of different text analysis programs. Klein's site also includes information and links to several programs support the coding of different sources of human communication like audio, video, or chatroom files.

TQR Editor Highlights

Maureen Duffy's new article, "Preventing Workplace Mobbing and Bullying with Effective Organizational Consultation, Policies, and Legislation" was published in the September 2009 iss ue of Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research.

Sally St. George and Dan Wulff will be presenting at the Liberation-Based Healing Conference to be held October 16-17, 2009, in Portland, OR USA.

NSU Online Graduate Qualitative Research

Certificate Program Begins Second Year

The NSU Graduate Qualitative Research Certificate Program enters its second year as we begin accepting applications for winter 2010 courses. The Certificate's eight three-credit hour online courses designed to prepare faculty, professional research consultants, and graduate students to understand a variety of qualitative research approaches and to conduct qualitative research studies begins its second year. The program features

• Experienced and Compassionate Qualitative Research Faculty
• Talented, Diverse, and Supportive Students
• Advanced Qualitative Data Analysis Courses
• One-on-One Mentoring
• Students' Ability to Customize Their Learning
• Publishing Opportunities
• Supportive Human Subjects Review
• Academic Journal Editorial Appointments
• Latest Online Learning Tools

For more information regarding this unique online learning experience, please email Ron Chenail at ron@nova.edu.

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

• Qualitative Research in Management and Organization Conference - Call for Papers
• 11th Workshop Qualitative Research in Psychology: Topic: The Values in Qualitative Research - Call for Proposals
• QRMH3: The Third Qualitative Research on Mental Health Conference - Call for Papers and Expressions of Interest
• 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
• 2009 Conference on College Composition and Communication's Qualitative Research Network - Call for Proposals

New and Notable Qualitative Research Articles:
Critical Incident Technique

• Douglas, J. A., McClelland, R., Davies, J., & Sudbury, L. (2009). Using critical incident technique (CIT) to capture the voice of the student. The TQM Journal, 21(4), 305-318. doi:10.1108/17542730910965038 Abstract
• Giroux, I. (2009). Problem solving in small firms: An interpretive study. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 16(1), 167-184. doi:10.1108/14626000910932944 Abstract
• Hiller, G. G. (2009). Identifying intercultural problems between German and Polish students using the extended critical incident analysis. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 10(1), Art. 45. Full Text
• Janes, N., Fox, M., Lowe, M., McGilton, K., & Schindel-Martin, L. (2009). Facilitating best practice in aged care: Exploring influential factors through critical incident technique. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 4(3), 166-176. doi:10.1111/j.1748-3743.2009.00169.x Abstract
• Lewis, R., Yarker, J., Donaldson-Feilder, E., Flaxman, P., & Munir, F. (in press). Using a competency-based approach to identify the management behaviours required to manage workplace stress in nursing: A critical incident study. International Journal of Nursing Studies. Advance online publication. Retrieved September 18, 2009. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.07.004 Abstract

Qualitative Research Employment Openings

• Assessment Research Analyst, Academic Assessment and Institutional Research (Ball State University)
• Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology - Tenure (Seattle University)
• Associate Consultant (Orion Consultants)
• Consultant, Organizational Performance & Implementation (AON)
• Credit Research Senior Energy Analyst (Wachovia)
• Customer Insight Manager - Marketing (Ingersoll Rand)
• Director of Institutional Research, Bauder College (Kaplan University)< /span>
• Economic and Employment Policy Research Analyst (National Council of La Raza)
• Evaluation Manager (Food Bank For New York City)
• Medical Director (Get Internist Job)
• Researcher (Mathematica)
• Senior Account Planner (Leo Burnett)
• Senior Research Associate - Outcomes Research (Mapi Values)
• Senior Research Manager (PeopleMetrics, Inc.)
• Social Science Faculty (Evergreen State College)
• Strategic Research Director / Knowledge Manager (Ikatu International)

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