The Weekly Qualitative Report Volume 4 Number 39

	The Weekly Qualitative Report Volume 4, Number 39 - September 26, 2011 http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/WQR/wqr4_39.html
Ronald J. Chenail Editor-in-Chief Laura Patron, Managing Editor \| Adam Rosenthal, TQR Community Coordinator ISSN 1945-2853

The Qualitative Report Article of the Week

Doctoral Students' Conceptions of Research

Rod Pitcher
The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

Qualitative Research in the News

NSU Online Graduate QR Certificate Open for 2012 Admissions

Winter 2012 admission for the Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Research, a six course, 18 credit hour online program that prepares its graduates to understand and conduct qualitative research, is now open. In January we will offer: QRGP 6301 Qualitative Data Collection, facilitating development of basic competencies for beginning researchers; and QRGP 6302 Qualitative Data Analysis I, featuring a rich variety of hands-on Descriptive, Ethnographic, and Grounded Theory Analysis experiences for intermediate and advanced researchers. For more information please email Ron Chenail at ron@nova.edu or visit our home page.

The Weekly "How To" Essay

Appraising Qualitative Research Reports: A Developmental Approach

Robin Cooper
Nova Southeastern University, Davie, Florida, USA

Qualitative Research Resource of the Week

Center For Urban Ethnography promotes and supports interdisciplinary research on urban issues using participant-observation and allied techniques. The Center's research provides in-depth understanding of issues and problems facing urban environments throughout the world.

The Qualitative Report Third Annual Conference: Featured Presentation

"In Search of a Tale They Can Live With": About Loss, Family Secrets, and Selective Disclosure

Peter Rober

Several authors have written about family secrets focusing on the questions "who knows the secret?" and "who does not know the secret?" In the present study we have qualitatively analysed the film "Familiegeheim" (Family Secret) by the Dutch director Jaap van Hoewijk. The documentary film tells the story of van Hoewijk's own family in which the suicide of the father is kept secret from the three children. Our analysis of the film highlights the complex ways in which families deal with sensitive issues like loss, grief and suicide, and questions the usefulness of the concept of family secrets to capture this complexity.

For more information about TQR 2012, please visit the new conference web site or contact us at tqr@nova.edu.

As a reminder note to all 2012 conference presenters: Your deadline to register is September 30th 2012. If you have misplaced the link please email tqr@nova.edu to receive it.

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

AERA Qualitative Research Special Interest Group (SIG) Officers - Call for Nominations (Deadline: October 15, 2011)
AERA Qualitative Research Special Interest Group (SIG) Executive Committee - Call for Nominations (Deadline: October 15, 2011)
AERA Qualitative Research Special Interest Group (SIG) Outstanding Book Award - Call for Submissions (Deadline: November 28, 2011)
AERA Qualitative Research Special Interest Group (SIG) Outstanding Dissertation Award - Call for Submissions (Deadline: December 2, 2011)
Call for Testimonials (Deadline: October 30, 2011)
Indigenous Inquiries: Special Event at the 8th International Congress on Qualitative Inquiry - Call for Abstracts (Deadline: December 1, 2011)
A Day in the Arts: Pre-Conference Event at the 8th International Congress on Qualitative Inquiry - Call for Abstracts (Deadline: December 1, 2011)

Previously Announced Open Calls and Conferences

New and Notable Qualitative Research Articles: General Interest

Agbényiga, D. L. (2011). Organizational culture influence on service delivery: A mixed methods design in a child welfare setting. Children & Youth Services Review, 33(10), 1767-1778. Abstract
Allen-Collinson, J., & Hockey, J. (2011). Feeling the way: Notes toward a haptic phenomenology of distance running and scuba diving. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 46(3), 330-345. Abstract
Denby, R. W., Alford, K. A., & Ayala, J. (2011). The journey to adopt a child who has special needs: Parents' perspectives. Children & Youth Services Review, 33(9), 1543-1554. Abstract
Konecki, K. T. (2011). Visual grounded theory: A methodological outline and examples from empirical work. Revija za sociologiju, 41(2), 131-160. Full Text
Smith, A., Kobayashi, K., Chappell, N., & Hoxsey, D. (2011). The controversial promises of cholinesterase inhibitors for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: A qualitative study of caregivers' experiences. Journal of Aging Studies, 25(4), 397-406. Abstract

Qualitative Research Employment Opportunities

Director of Institutional Research (Bucknell University)
Director of Institutional Research and Planning (Georgia Perimeter College)
Faculty - Sociology - Denton (Texas Woman's University)
Field Research Analyst Job (YUM! Brands)
Full-Time Staff Associate for Institutional Research (Northern Essex Community College)
Institutional Research II (Bridgepoint Education)
Market Research Manager (Citizens Financial Group)
Part-Time Staff Assistant for Institutional Research (Northern Essex Community College)
Patient Reported Outcomes Interviewer (Mapi Values)
Professional Research Assistant (University of Colorado Denver)
Qualitative Research Assistant (University of Michigan)
Research Manager - Sports Illustrated and GOLF (Time Warner)
UX Researcher (Onward Search)
VP, Program & Marketing Research (A&E Television Networks)

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