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Volume 2, Number 43 - October 26, 2009

Ronald J. Chenail, Ph.D., Sally St. George, Ph.D., Dan Wulff, Ph.D., Maureen Duffy, Ph.D., Laurie L. Charles, Ph.D., and Karen Wilson Scott, Ph.D., Editors
ISSN 1945-2853

The Qualitative Report Article of the Week

A Phenomenological Study of the Art of Occupational Therapy

Shelley Williams and Margo Paterson
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

ProQuest Accepts TQR for ProQuest Sociology

The Qualitative Report has been accepted for listing in ProQuest Sociology, a comprehensive resource of journals covering the international literature of sociology and social work, including culture and social structure, history and theory of sociology, social psychology, substance abuse and addiction, and more.

The Weekly Review

Online Interviewing: It's Not as Simple as Point and Click

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

Qualitative Research Resource of the Week

Merleau-Ponty Circle "is a loosely knit organization of students, teachers, and scholars interested in the thought of Maurice Merleau-Ponty. It convenes once a year, usually in September, at various colleges and universities in the U.S., Canada, and abroad. During this annual three day conference, philosophers, psychologists, historians, social scientists, health care specialists, political theorists, etc. present papers on different aspects of Merleau-Ponty's philosophy. From time to time, collections of these papers are published."

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

Previously Announced Open Calls and Conferences

New Postgraduate Programs in Qualitative Research

In 2010, the University of Sydney's Centre for Values and Ethics and Law in Medicine will start offering Master, Graduate Diploma, and Graduate Certificate programs in Qualitative Health Research. These programs provide hands-on training in qualitative research practice, sophisticated engagement with qualitative research theory and methodology, and solid preparation in health issues. For more information, please visit their web site.

TQR Editor Co-Authors New Publication

Cynthia Somers, Joy Benjamin, and TQR Co-Editor Ron Chenail's new descriptive qualitative research study entitled, "How Master's Students Document Stability and Change Within and Across Progress Notes," has been accepted for publication in Contemporary Family Therapy. An earlier paper by the trio, "A Recursive Frame Qualitative Analysis of MFT Progress Note Tipping Points," was published earlier this year in the same journal.

New and Notable Qualitative Research Articles: Qualitative Metasynthesis

  • Draucker, C. B., Martsolf, D. S., Ross, R., Cook, C. B., Stidham, A. W., Mweemba, P. (2009). The essence of healing from sexual violence: A qualitative metasynthesis. Research in Nursing and Health, 32(4), 366-378. Abstract
  • Gorecki, C., Brown, J. M., Nelson, E. A., Briggs, M. (2009). Impact of pressure ulcers on quality of life in older patients: A systematic review. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 57 (7) 1175-1183. Abstract
  • Knudson-Martin, C. and Silverstein, R. (2009). Suffering in silence: A qualitative meta-data-analysis of postpartum depression. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 35(2), 145-158. Full Text
  • Maher, L. Hudson, S. L., Women in the drug economy: A metasynthesis of the qualitative literature. Journal of Drug Issues, 37(4), 805-826. Full Text
  • Sim, J. and Madden, S. (2008). Illness experience in fibromyalgia syndrome: A metasynthesis of qualitative studies. Social Science & Medicine, 67(1), 57-67. Full Text

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