The Qualitative Report Article of the Week

Culture for Sale? An Exploratory Study of the Crow Fair

Thomas D. Bordelon, Marie Opatrny, Wendy G. Turner, and Steven D. Williams
University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana, 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 Summer Courses is now open.

Qualitative Research in the News

• TQR Names New Production Editor and Associate Editor
• Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research Publishes New Paper by TQR Editor-in-Chief
• Ethnographer Killed: High-profile Murders in Kabardino-Balkaria Underscore the Government's Inability to Control Situation in the Republic
• Musing on Grounded Theory
• HyperResearch Open Chat Sessions
• New Issue of Narrative Inquiry Published
• Teaching Symbolic Interactionism

How To Article

Teaching Qualitative Research for Human Services Students: A Three-Phase Model

Ruhama Goussinsky, Arie Reshef, Galit Yanay-Ventura, and Dalit Yassour-Borochowitz
Emek Yezreel College, Yezreel Valley, Israel

Qualitative Research Resource of the Week

The University of Utah's Qualitative Research Network (QRN) is an interdisciplinary organization dedicated to act as a resource for University of Utah students and faculty helping them to improve their ability to conduct qualitative research while expanding the University's capacity to educate and train students in qualitative design and methodologies.

The Qualitative Report Second Annual Conference

The TQR Second Annual Conference was held January 7 and 8, 2011, at Nova Southeastern University. Conference attendance increased 30% over the inaugural event in 2010. We will share highlights of the conference in The Weekly Qualitative Report over the coming weeks. Watch this space for news regarding "TQR-3" in 2012!

PowerPoint Slides and Handouts from the 2011 event will be made available online over the next few weeks. Downloadable now are the slides from TQR Editor-in-Chief Ron Chenail's Opening Plenary Address entitled, "A Dance of Transparencies: Researching Identity and Identifying Researchers."

For more information about this year's conference or how to get involved in planning the 2012 conference, please contact us at tqr@nova.edu.

New Calls for Conferences and Journals, Training Opportunities, and Funding

• International Journal of Qualitative Methods Call for Submissions: Health Equity and Qualitative Methods
• 24th Annual Primary Care Research Methods and Statistics Conference - Call for Papers
• Association for Qualitative Research Conference 2011 - Call for Papers
• International Institute for Qualitative Methodology 11th Annual Thinking Qualitatively Workshop Conference - Call for Posters
• 2011 Mixed Methods International Conference - Call for Abstracts
• The Seventh International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry - Last Call for Abstracts

Previously Announced Open Calls and Conferences

New and Notable Qualitative Research Articles: General Interest

• Cagle, J. G., & Kovacs, P. J. (2011). Informal caregivers of cancer patients: Perceptions about preparedness and support during hospice care. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 54(1), 92-115. Abstract
• Damianakis, T., & Marziali, E. (2011). Community-dwelling older adults' contextual experiencing of humour. Ageing & Society, 31(1), 110-124. Abstract
• Kacen, L. (2011). The "extended self" and "it" in the dynamics of violent relationships: Learning from personal life stories on social conflicts. Journal of Family Violence, 26(1), 31-40. Abstract
• Mabweazara, H. M. (2010). Researching the use of new technologies (ICTs) in Zimbabwean newsrooms: An ethnographic approach. Qualitative Research, 10(6), 659-677. Abstract
• Mulvaney-Day, N. E., Earl, T. R., Diaz-Linhart, Y., & Alegria, M. (2011). Preferences for relational style with mental health clinicians: A qualitative comparison of African American, Latino and Non-Latino White patients.Journal of Clinical Psychology, 67(1), 31-44. Abstract

Qualitative Research Employment Opportunities

• Anthropologist / Ethnographer (Ethnovator)
• Assistant / Associate Professor: African American Women's Health (Suffolk University)
• Assistant Professor of Sociology (Goucher College)
• Anthropology Faculty (College of Dupage)
• Director of Institutional Development (NorthWest Arkansas Community College)
• Director of Institutional Research (Mount Mary College)
• Evaluation Specialist (University of Wisconsin Extension)
• Faculty - Assistant or Associate Professor - Social Work (Sociology, Anthropology, & Social Work) (City University of New York)
• Post-doctorate Research Associate (The Adler School of Professional Psychology)
• Qualitative Researcher (Lieberman Research)
• Qualitative Market Research Analyst (Campbell Alliance)
• Research and Planning Director (Intel)
• Women's Studies Instructor (Monterey Peninsula College)

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