The Qualitative Report Article of the Week

Female Drug Offenders Reflect on their Experiences with a County Drug Court Program

James C. Roberts and Loreen Wolfer
The University of Scranton, Scranton, 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. Registration for single courses is also available. Admission for Summer courses is now open.

Qualitative Research in the News

• TQR Adds Two New Editorial Board Members
• Kip World: Rufus Stone - Background Story, Part 1
• Rosenfeld Media Announces Steve Portigal's New UX Book-in-Progress: The Art and Craft of User Research Interviewing
• Mirror and Guide's Mastering Moderation - Do's and Don'ts
• A Semester of Cinema: Teaching Ethnographic Film and Filming Ethnographies
• Landor Video of the Design Process from the 1960s
• The University of Dundee Creates Design Ethnography Channel on YouTube

The Weekly Review

Successfully Writing and Defending the Dissertation Proposal: A Review of Designing Qualitative Research

Diana Riviera
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Qualitative Research Resource of the Week

The Action Science Network aims to accurately describe and efficiently demonstrate the theory and practice of action science and, secondarily, to connect individuals and groups interested in working with action science - a strategy of organizational development advanced primarily by Dr. Chris Argyris.

The Qualitative Report Second Annual Conference

The TQR 2nd Annual Conference took place January 7 and 8, 2011. Over the past several weeks, we have been featuring some of the presentation materials of conference presenters.

This week we feature the conference materials from a seminar and panel presentation on Photovoice:

• A Brief Introduction to Photovoice: Concepts and Hands-on Experience by Laura Lorenz: Slides | Resources
• Oppression Through the Eyes of Haitian American and African American Male College Students by Danielle Jackman, Pamela Hall, and Gladys Ibanez: Slides

Please visit the Photovoice home page for more information.

Watch this space next week for additional conference materials, as well as news regarding TQR-3 in 2012!

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

• Qualitative Research Consultants Association (QRCA) Introduces the "Qually Award"- the QRCA Award for Excellence in Qualitative Research - Call for Nominees
• 23rd Annual Ethnographic & Qualitative Research Conference - Call for Papers
• Psychology Learning & Teaching: Special Issue on Teaching Qualitative Methods - Call for Papers
• The 1st Global Congress for Qualitative Health Research 2011 - Call for Abstracts
• 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
• The 28th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference: Contemporary Issues in Qualitative Research - Call for Abstracts
• EPIC2011: Evolution / Revolution in Ethnographic Praxis - Call for Papers

Previously Announced Open Calls and Conferences

New and Notable Qualitative Research Articles: General Interest

• Iwelunmor, J., Zungo, N., & Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (2010). Rethinking HIV/AIDS disclosure among women within the context of motherhood in South Africa. American Journal of Public Health, 100(8), 1393-1399. Abstract
• O'Neil, E. O., Gabel, J., Huckins, S., & Harder, J. (2010). Prevention of child abuse and neglect through church and social service collaboration. Social Work and Christianity, 37(4), 381-407. Full Text
• Peacock, S., Forbes, D., Markle-Reid, M., Hawranik, P. Morgan, D. Jansen, L., & Henderson, S. R. (2009). The positive aspects of the caregiving journey with dementia: Using a strengths-based perspective to reveal opportunities. Journal of Applied Gerontology. Advance online publication. Abstract
• Rousseau, C., & Jamil, U. (2010). Muslim families' understanding of, and reaction to, "the war on terror." American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 80(4), 601-609. Abstract
• Unrau, Y. A., Chambers, R., Seita, J. R., & Putney, K. S. (2010). Defining a foster care placement move: The perspective of adults who formerly lived in multiple out-of-home placements. Families in Society, 91(4), 426-432. Abstract

Qualitative Research Employment Opportunities

• Associate Director, Qualitative Research (Scientific Search)
• Anthropology Instructor (Santa Rosa Junior College)
• Consultant - Early Grade Reading - Qualitative / Pedagogical Analysis - Mali (Research Triangle Institute)
• Director, Institutional Research (College of the Redwoods)
• Director Qualitative Research (St. Luke's Episcopal Healthcare)
• Director, Qualitative Research (Kelton Research)
• Director of Qualitative Research (Smith Hanley Associates)
• Director, Qualitative Market Research (New American Dimensions)
• Director Qualitative Research (Houston, TX)
• Education Research Specialist (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center)
• Moderator / Manager, Qualitative Research (TNS)
• Policy and Research Analyst (Stanford University)
• Qualitative Marketing Consultant (Insights In Marketing)
• Research Consultant (UnitedHealth Group)
• Senior Social and Behavioral Researcher (University of South Florida)

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