The Qualitative Report Article of the Week

The Ground They Walk On: Photography and Narrative Inquiry

Diane Ketelle
Mills College, Oakland, California, USA

NSU Graduate QR Certificate Online

Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Research is a six course, 18 credit hour online program that prepares its graduates to conduct basic and applied qualitative research. Admission for Fall Courses is now open.

Qualitative Research in the News

• TQR Editors to Present Qualitative Metasynthesis at AAMFT Research Meeting
• Teshome H. Gabriel Dies at 70; UCLA Professor and Third World Cinema Expert
• Ethnography and the Moving Family
• Improving Patient Safety by User-Driven Design
• Book Review Claim 'Not Serious Enough' for Libel Action, Says High Court
• Writing Performatively
• Family History, the Humane Genome and Package Design Research

The Weekly Review

Research and Evaluation in Education and Psychology (3rd ed.) by Donna M. Mertens - A Book Review

Candace Lacey
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

Qualitative Research Resource of the Week

Qualitative Research Methods: A Data Collector's Field Guide this full-text online gem is a how-to guide covering the mechanics of data collection for applied qualitative research. It is appropriate for novice and experienced researchers alike.

The Qualitative Report Second Annual Conference

The TQR Second Annual Conference will feature two plenaries, "Anthrotherapy: Reflections of Research and Clinical Work" by Khawla Abu-Baker and "A Dance of Transparencies: Researching Identity and Identifying Researchers" by Ronald Chenail. The two day event will also offer attendees the opportunity to participate in one of four interactive workshops: "Flash Research Writing" by Maureen Duffy and Laurie Charlés; "Exploring Methods for Exploring Identity: Biographical Narrative and Phenomenological Research" by Karen Wilson Scott and Robin Cooper; "Getting Published: Journey into a Relationship between Editor and Author" by Sally St. George, Paige Averett, and Dan Wulff; and "Applied Qualitative Research Boot Camp" by Ron Chenail. For more information on these presentations please visit the Preliminary Program which also includes hotel and site information, and the preliminary schedule or email us at tqr@nova.edu.

New Calls for Conferences and Journals and Training Opportunities

• Interaction Eleven - Call for Participation
• Annual Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) Conference - Call for Participation
• ESOMAR Qualitative 2010 Foresight on Moods and Thoughts - Call for Participation
• The Evaluators' Institute - Call for Participation
• The Eighth St. Louis Qualitative Research Conference (QuaRC) - Call for Participation
• Human Resource Management - Open Call for Papers - Special Section Research Methods in HRM

  Previously Announced Open Calls and Conferences

New and Notable Qualitative Research Articles: Articles Related to Youth

• Cordova, D., Jr., & Cervantes, R. C. (2010). Intergroup and within-group perceived discrimination among U.S.-born and foreign-born Latino youth. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 32(2), 259-274. Abstract
• McFerran, K., Roberts, M., & O'Grady, L. (2010). Music therapy with bereaved teenagers: A mixed methods perspective. Death Studies, 34(6), 541 - 565. Abstract
• Pullman, M. D., VanHooser, S., Hoffman, C., & Heflinger, C. A. (2010). Barriers to and supports of family participation in a rural system of care for children with serious emotional problems. Community Mental Health Journal, 46(3), 211-220. Abstract
• Rhodes, K. V., Cerulli, C., Dichter, M. E., Kothari, C. L., & Barg, F. K. (2010). "I didn't want to put them through that": The influence of children on victim decision-making in intimate partner violence cases. Journal of Family Violence, 25(5), 485-493. Abstract
• Schmied, V., & Walsh, P. (2010). Effective casework practice with adolescents: Perspectives of statutory child protection practitioners. Child & Family Social Work, 15(2), 165-175. Abstract

Qualitative Research Employment Opportunities

• AMA - Qualitative Marketing Consultant (Insights In Marketing)
• Associate Director of Analytics, Prospect Management and Research, Office of University Development (University of Michigan)
• Director of Admissions (Saint Joseph's College of Maine)
• Director of Graduate Research (Mountain State University)
• Director, Qualitative Research Technical Services (IPSOS)
• Faculty - Teacher Education Studies (Kaplan University)
• Market Research Analyst (AAA)
• Qualitative Junior Account Director (Smith Hanley Associates)
• Qualitative Market Research Director (Becker Staffing Services)
• Qualitative Research Director (Campos Market Research)
• Qualitative Senior Client Consultant - Global Insight Division (Nunwood)
• Senior Ethnographic Analyst (Hartman Group)
• Senior Manager, Consumer Insights - Ethnography (Avery Dennison)
• Senior Program Associate (The University of the Arts)

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