The Qualitative Report Article of the Week

Experienced Secondary Teachers' Perceptions of Engagement and Effectiveness: A Guide for Professional Development

Denise G. Meister
Penn State Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 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 Winter Courses is now open.

Qualitative Research in the News

• Informed Consent to Do Ethical Design Research
• Colonial and Anti-Imperial Anthropology
• TQR Board Member Mirka Koro-Ljungberg's New Qualitative Inquiry Paper
• New Applied Business Anthropology Blog
• Digging Deep to Find the Right Insight
• Anthropologist Burton Benedict Dies at Age 87
• How to Do Market Research -- The Basics
• Innovation Can Require Changing Rituals
• A Quest for Development
• Dreams Untrue: Revisiting Robert Gardner's Polarizing Ethnographic Films

The Weekly How To Essay

Computer Aided Phenomenography: The Role of Leximancer Computer Software in Phenomenographic Investigation

Sorrel Penn-Edwards
Griffith University, Queensland, Australia

Qualitative Research Resource of the Week

Action Research Resources is a great web site to start your search for online resources for action research. The site is home to Action Research International, a leading refereed on-line journal of action research, as well as a rich source for links to full-text, online action research papers, online discussion groups, and other valuable resources.

The Qualitative Report Second Annual Conference

The TQR Second Annual Conference will feature plenaries by Khawla Abu-Baker and by Ronald Chenail; as well as interactive workshops by Maureen Duffy, Laurie Charlés, Karen Wilson Scott, Robin Cooper, Sally St. George, Paige Averett, Dan Wulff, and 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, Training Opportunities, and Funding

• Eighth St. Louis Qualitative Research Conference (QuaRC) - Call for Submissions
• 32nd Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum - Call for Submissions
• Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Conference - Call for Submissions

Previously Announced Open Calls and Conferences

New and Notable Qualitative Research Articles: General Interest

• Clark, T. (2010). On "being researched": Why do people engage with qualitative research? Qualitative Research, 10(4), 399-419. Abstract
• Duckett, P., Kagan, C., & Sixsmith, J. (2010). Consultation and participation with children in healthy schools: Choice, conflict and context. American Journal of Community Psychology, 46(1-2), 167-178. Abstract
• Fortin, E. (2010). Struggles with activism: NGO engagements with land tenure reform in post-apartheid South Africa. The Journal of Modern African Studies, 48(3), 383-411. Abstract
• Holloway, I., Brown, L., & Shipway, R. (2010). Meaning not measurement: Using ethnography to bring a deeper understanding to the participant experience of festivals and events. International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 1(1), 74-85. Abstract
• Zickar, M. J., & Carter, N. T. (2010). Reconnecting with the spirit of workplace ethnography: A historical review. Organizational Research Methods, 13(2), 304-319. Abstract

Qualitative Research Employment Opportunities

• Adjunct/Part-time Faculty - Psychology (Capella University)
• Assistant / Associate Professor in Qualitative Research Methods (Illinois State University)
• Associate Programs Director - Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (Stanford University)
• Director of Academic Quality, Office of Institutional Research (Walden University - Minneapolis)
• Director of Process Improvement (Tarrant County College District)
• Director, Qualitative Research (IPSOS)
• Qualitative Analyst (Executive Search Consultants)
• Qualitative Analyst (University of California - San Francisco)
• Qualitative Director (PERT Group)
• Qualitative Research Analyst (USAA Insurance Corporate Headquarters)
• Qualitative Research (Elance)
• Research Analyst (Qualitative Data) (Carter Consulting)
• Research Associate, Sr (Cornell University)

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