The Qualitative Report Article of the Week

Weekend Warriors: Autonomy-Connection, Openness-Closedness, and Coping Strategies of Marital Partners in Nonresidential Stepfamilies

Becky L. DeGreeff and Ann Burnett
North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA

TWQR Celebrates Its First Birthday!

It has been one year since we published the first issue of The Weekly Qualitative Report and we want to thank you for your support of this special publication! As the perfect birthday gift, please forward this issue to a friend, colleague, student, or all of the above so they can start enjoying The Weekly too. Also, please email us at tqr@nova.edu to let us know what you like and dislike about TWQR and to suggest ideas for how we can improve your weekly window to the qualitative research world.

The Weekly Review

Giving Voice to the Results of Your Study: A Review of Authoring Your Life: Developing an Internal Voice to Navigate Life’s Challenges by Marcia B B axter Magolda

Robin Cooper
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Qualitative Research Resource of the Week

Newsletter of Phenomenology publishes up-to-date information regarding calls for conference papers, upcoming conference programs, tables of contents of journals carrying phenomenological articles, new book announcements, conferences reports, and news of other major events. The Romanian Society for Phenomenology has published this weekly with the collaboration of the Center for Advanced Research in Phenomenology and the sponsorship of the Organization of Phenomenological Organizations.

NSU Online Graduate Qualitative Research Certificate Program Begins Second Year

The NSU Graduate Qualitative Research Certificate Program enters its second year as we beg in 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

• Is Qualitative Analysis Software Really Comparable? Conference at KWALON, the Dutch Working Group for Qualitative Research - Call for Papers
• Qualitative Research in Web 2.0: The Next Leap! - Call for Topics of Interests
• Qualitative Research in Management and Organization Conference - Call for Papers
• QRMH3: The Third Qualitative Research on Mental Health Conference - Call for Papers and Expressions of Interest
• The Sixth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (QI2010): Preliminary Call for Paper, Poster and Session Proposals
• 2009 Conference on College Composition and Communication's Qualitative Research Network - Call for Proposals

New and Notable Qualitative Research Articles: Phenomenological Research

• Allen-Collinson, J. (2009). Sporting embodiment: Sports studies and the (continuing) promise of phenomenology. Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise, 1(3), 279-296. doi:10.1080/19398440903192340 Abstract
• Baltimore, D. L., & Crase, S. J. (2009). A phenomenological exploration of adoption. Journal of Ethnographic and Qualitative Research, 3(2), 69-78. Full Text
• Sanders, S., & Power, J. (2009). Roles, responsibilities, and relationships among older husbands caring for wives with progressive dementia and other chronic conditions. Health and Social Work, 34(1), 41-51. Abstract
• Smith, B., Allen-Collinson, J., Phoenix, C., Brown, D., & Sparkes, A. (2009). Dialogue, monologue, and boundary crossing within research encounters: A performative narrative analysis. International Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 7(3), 342-359. Abstract
• Ueda, K., & Sakugawa, H. (2009). Using phenomenology to study how junior and senior high school students in Japan perceive their volunteer efforts. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 8(2), 53-64. Full Text

Qualitative Research Employment Openings

• Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology (Miami University - Ohio)
• Client Service Intern (Millward Brown)
• Director, CHeSS Methods Core (The University of Chicago)
• Director, Consumer Insights (Newell Rubbermaid)
• Economic and Employment Policy Research Analyst (The National Council of La Raza)
• Market Research Manager - Consumer Healthcare Products (Schering-Plough)
• Postdoctoral Fellow (Selling Crossing)
• Qualitative Manager, Central Region Manager and AoE Champion (TNS)
• Research Assistant, Brookings Doha Center (Brookings Institution)
• Research Assistant II Education Development Center, Inc. (New York's Job Exchange)
• Senior Planner (The Ladders)
• Web Design Intern (Leap Frog)

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