Our inaugural conference will be held January 8, 2010 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA as we celebrate twenty years of The Qualitative Report. The conference theme is "Academic and Commercial Qualitative Research: State of the Art" so please come join us for a full day of plenaries, workshops, roundtables, paper presentations, and one-on-one paper consultations with the editors of The Qualitative Report. For more information please visit the Conference Web Site.

The Qualitative Report Article of the Week

Arts Voices: Middle School Students and the Relationships of the Arts to their Motivation and Self-Efficacy

Heather M. Moorefield-Lang
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Qualitative Research in the News

• Cochrane Qualitative Research Methods Group Posts New Guidance
• Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Social Marketing Research
• QualVu Unveils QuickVu
• Folklorist-Ethnographer Wins Charles Homer Haskins Prize
• Human Behavior: The Key to Future Tech Developments
• Consumer Tribes - Are they the future of online qualitative research?
• Ethnography through Art

The Weekly Review

Neophyte Qualitative Researcher Finding His Voice Through Qualitative Journeys

Matthew K. Robison
Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Qualitative Research Resource of the Week

Irish Qualitative Data Archive (IQDA) This website provides access to qualitative data, including photographic data, specific to Ireland. Those with qualit ative research to contribute may also add a catalogue record through the site.

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 and practice a variety of qualitative research approaches 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
• Academic Journal Editorial Appointments

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

New Calls for Conferences and Journals and Training Opportunities

• Qualitative Research Specialty Group (QRSG) of the Association of American Geographers - Call for Proposals: Student Research Grants
• Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology - Call for Journal Editor Nominations
• 29th International Human Science Research Conference - Call for Papers
• Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management Special Issue on Qualitative Research: Exploring the Visual in Organizations and Management - Call for Papers
• International Perspectives on Qualitative Research in the Social Sciences - Call for Abstracts
• Sixth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (QI2010) - Open for Registration

Previously Announced Open Calls and Conferences

New and Notable Qualitative Research Articles: Ethics

• Brun, C. (2009). A geographer's imperative? Research and action in the aftermath of disaster. The Geographical Journal, 175(3), 196-207. Abstract
• Dickert, N., & Kass, N. (2009). Understanding respect: Learning from patients. Journal of Medical Ethics, 35(7), 419-423. Abstract
• Ives, J., & Draper, H. (2009). Appropriate methodologies for empirical bioethics: It's all relative. Bioethics, 23(4), 249-258. Abstract
• Koffman, J., Morgan, M., Edmonds, P., Speck, P., & Higginson, I. J. (2009). Vulnerability in palliative care research: Findings from a qualitative study of black Caribbean and white British patients with advanced cancer. Journal of Medical Ethics, 35(7), 440-444. Abstract
• McGrath, M. M., Fullilove, R. E., Kaufman, M. R., Wallace, R., & Fullilove, M. T. (2009). The limits of collaboration: A qualitative study of community ethical review of environmental health research. American Journal of Public Health, 99(8). Advance online publication. Abstract

Qualitative Research Employment Opportunities

• Executive Director of Research and Policy (New Leaders for New Schools)
• Marketing Research Manager (Ovations)
• Policy Research Associate (American Institutes for Research)
• Research Assistant-Victims of Crime (ICF International)
• Research Assistant I (Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago)
• Research Associate (Allstate)
• Research Associate (Columbia University)
• Research Associate (Pioneer)
• Research Associate II (Education Development Center)
• Research Fellow (Hebrew SeniorLife)
• Senior Qualitative Business Leader (Nielsen)
• Senior Research Analyst (Ingenix)
• Senior Research Psychologist (SRA International)
• Vice President Research (ExecuNet)

In addition to The Weekly Qualitative Report, Nova Southeastern University also publishes The Qualitative Report, a peer-reviewed, open access journal. Subscription to both publications is free-of-charge. To unsubscribe please mail your request to TQR at tqr@nova.edu.

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