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

(Re)constructing Reflexivity: A Relational Constructionist Approach

Dian Marie Hosking and Bettine Pluut
Utrecht School of Governance, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Qualitative Research in the News

• Effective Brand Building Needs a Holistic Approach
• Dispute Resolution in Afghanistan Case Studies
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• Social Media for Qualitative Research

The Weekly Review

More Tools for the Synthesist's Toolbag in Harris Cooper's Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis: A Step-by-Step Approach (4th ed.)

Carla Hansen
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Qualitative Research Resource of the Week

The Center for Applied Phenomenological Research represents a group of scholars from a variety of departments at The University of Tennessee. Affiliates with the center have come from such fields as psychology, philosophy, literature, nursing, business, and forestry to name a few. The center focuses on utilizing phenomenological and other qualitative methods to gain a better understanding of human experience in its various manifestations.

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.

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

• European Group for Organizational Studies Colloquium 2010 Sub-theme: Organizational Ethnography: Assessing its Impact - Call for Papers
• Oxford Ethnography and Education Conference - Call for Papers
• ISEFF - International Student Ethnographic Film Festival - Call for Films
• Museum Ethnographers' Group - Call for Papers
• Qualitative Research on Mental Health Conference (QRMH3) - Call for Papers

Previously Announced Open Calls and Conferences

New and Notable Qualitative Research Articles: Phenomenology

• Berlin Hallrup, L., Albertsson, D., Bengtsson, A., Dahlberg, K., & Grahn, B. (2009). Elderly women's experiences of living with fall risk in a fragile body: A reflective lifeworld approach. Health and Social Care in the Community, 17(4), 379-387. Abstract
• Jenkins, T. S. (2009). A portrait of culture. NASPA Journal, 46(2), 131-162. Abstract
• Mackey, S. (2009). Towards an ontological theory of wellness: a discussion of conceptual foundations and implications for nursing. Nursing Philosophy, 10(2), 103-112. Abstract
• Manning, P. K. (2009). Reflections on "Two Concepts of Rules." Journal of Classical Sociology, 9(4), 429-449. Abstract
• Rodham, K., McCabe, C., & Blake, D. (2009). Seeking support: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of an Internet message board for people with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Psychology and Health, 24(6), 619-634. Abstract

Qualitative Research Employment Opportunities

• Assistant Professor of Urban Sociology, Sociology and Anthropology (Rochester Institute of Technology)
• Director, Academic Affairs and Scientific Writing (City of Hope)
• Director of Institutional Assessment (East Carolina University)
• FACES Research Coordinator (University of California)
• Manager, Primary Research and Insights (Kodak)
• Qualitative Research Analyst (Q Research Solutions)
• Research Analyst (Doostang)
• Research Assistant (University of Pittsburgh)
• Research Associate III (Kaiser Permanente)
• Research Manager (Jgh Group)
• Research Manager (Spotlight)
• Senior Research Associate (Temple University)

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