The Qualitative Report Article of the Week

Psychosocial Factors Influencing Promotion of Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in a Non-Circumcising Community in Rural Western Kenya

Alfredo F. X. O. Obure
Kenya Medical Research Institute/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Program, Kenya
Erick O. Nyambedha
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Maseno University, Kenya
Boniface O. Oindo
School of Environment and Earth Sciences, Maseno University, Kenya
Hezborn M. N. Kodero
Department of Psychology, Moi University, Kenya

Call for New QR Links

This week we added over two dozen new online resources to our Qualitative Research Web Sites page including a number of qualitative research institutes, centers, and interest groups. If your qualitative group has a web page, please send us the name of your group and your web address so we can add it to our Qualitative Research Web Sites. Also, if you know of a good qualitative research site we do not already have listed, please send us that information too. The Qualitative Research Web Sites page comes up in the top ten returns in Google when people search for "qualitative research" so help folks find your site by sending us your link!

The Weekly Review

Decoding Coding via The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers by Johnny Saldaņa

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

Qualitative Research Resource of the Week

Merlien Institute is a membership organisation dedicated to providing timely and critical information to the qualitative research community. Their members span from researchers and scientists from academic institutions, think-tanks, businesses and non-profit organisations. Every year, Merlien Institute hosts a number of highly focused and interactive meetings with the aim of creating valuable platforms for researchers to brainstorm new ideas, learn best practices and network with peers.

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

• The Society for the Study of Existential and Phenomenological Theory and Culture (EPTC) - Call for Papers
• Bournemouth University's Centre for Qualitative Research's Masterclass in Theatrical Improvisation of Research Data - Call for Participants
• 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): Call for Paper, Poster and Session Proposals

New and Notable Qualitative Research Articles: Organizational Ethnography

• Jordan, B. (2009). Introduction: Blurring boundaries: The "real" and the "virtual" in hybrid spaces. Human Organization, 68(2). Abstract
• Jurik, N. C., Cavender, G., & Cowgill, J. (2009). Resistance and accommodation in a post-welfare social service organization. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 38(1), 25-51. Abstract
• Nichols, N. (2009). Strange bedfellows: A transformative community-based research project inspired by Hannah Arendt and Dorothy E. Smith. Theory in Action, 2(2), 61-73. Full Text
• Roscigno, V. J., Lopez, S. H., & Hodson, R. (2009). Supervisory bullying, status inequalities, and organizational context. Social Forces, 87(3), 1561-89. Abstract
• Whyte, S. R. (2009). Health identities and subjectivities: The ethnographic challenge. Medical Anthropology Quarterly, 23(1), 6-15. Abstract

Qualitative Research Employment Openings

• Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Sociology (Rhodes College)
• Associate CMI Manager (Unilever)
• Director, Government Affairs (Washoe County School District)
• Director, Marketing and Communication (St. Joseph Medical Center Towson)
• Integrated Brand Planner/Customer Insights/Market Research (Entech Networks)
• Junior Planner (Alloy Media & Marketing)
• Network Administrator (Millward Brown)
• Qualitative Research Associate (Confidential)
• Research Analyst, Channels (Lowe's)
• Research Analyst, Social Psychology (MANILA Consulting Group, Inc.)
• Research Associate (University of Minnesota)
• Senior Lecturer, Rehabilitation Counseling (University of Idaho)
• Senior Research Director (CORESTAFF Services)
• Supervisory, Interdisciplinary Social Sciences (Natural Resource Program Center)

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