One might mistakenly assume that writing as an academic activity gets easier with more experience. I have not found that to be the case. In fact, with time, I’ve struggled with the tendency to let other responsibilities crowd writing out of my calendar. When the unexpected happens – such as the death of a loved one or family illness – writing has stopped altogether. The longer I’ve worked in the academy, the more I have had to learn about writing, and work at continuing to develop a writing habit. Here are a few things I’ve learned along the way…. Continue reading “Working on writing”
Month: August 2016
Examples of qualitative inquiry: Ethnography
In the United States, a new academic year is about to begin. I thought it would be useful to mention two recent ethnographies that might be helpful in teaching qualitative research methods. Continue reading “Examples of qualitative inquiry: Ethnography”
QualPage relaunched
It has taken longer than I had anticipated… but I am excited to announce the re-launch of QualPage. Founded in the early by 1990s by Judy Norris in Alberta, Canada, QualPage was one of the earlier websites to provide links to resources about qualitative research. When Judy Norris retired in 2003, Professor Judith Preissle from the University of Georgia managed the website for some years, before she retired in 2013. Over the last year, with the assistance of Erika Cooper, I’ve been working to revamp the website and relaunch it for qualitative researchers out there. You will find new links, and additional resources. We hope that you will enjoy what the site has to offer, and look forward to posting more news and links for all our qualitative colleagues…
Enjoy!
Kathy Roulston
