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Kathy Roulston is a professor in the Qualitative Research program in the Department of Lifelong Education, Administration and Policy at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA. She teaches qualitative research methods, and has written on qualitative interviewing. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9429-2694 Kathryn J. Roulston on ResearchGate My books include: Interviewing: A guide to theory and practice, see: https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/interviewing/book272521 Interactional studies of qualitative interviews. See: https://benjamins.com/catalog/z.220

Learning from a legendary interviewer: Barbara Walters

Broadcast journalist and interviewer, Barbara Walters, passed away at the age of 93 this past week. Walters conducted political and personality interviews for over 50 years and created the popular talk show, “The View”, which she anchored until the age of 84 (Stanley, 2022), at which time she retired in 2014. Although broadcast journalists’ interviews … Continue reading Learning from a legendary interviewer: Barbara Walters

Centering Indigenous Epistemologies in Research

In Protecting the promise: Indigenous education between mothers and their children (2021) Timothy San Pedro examines the idea of how Native families are recentering Indigenous knowledge in everyday ways that resist the damages wrought by settler colonialism. This collection of stories re-storied by the author and participants calls on readers to think deeply about the … Continue reading Centering Indigenous Epistemologies in Research

The “f” word and qualitative inquiry

I’ve been reading Pip Williams’ novel, The Dictionary of Lost Words (2022). Situated around the turn of the 20th century in Oxford, UK, Williams’ novel explores the experiences of the middle-class protagonist, Esme. Esme contributes to the development of the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in a patriarchal and classist society in which … Continue reading The “f” word and qualitative inquiry

Digital Tools for Teaching

There are numerous digital tools available to use in teaching. Here are some that my students and I have used and recommended. Prices are accurate as of 11/9/2022, although some subscriptions are currently discounted. What do you use? Add your favorite tools in the comment box below. ToolApplicationURLPlatformCostClassroom response apps & surveysSurvey MonkeyAdministering surveys & … Continue reading Digital Tools for Teaching

How to Come Up with a Qualitative Research Topic That Brings You Light and Joy

This week's guest blogpost is from Tairan Qiu. Tairan is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Language and Literacy Education at the University of Georgia. To view the screencast, click here. You can read the full transcript below... Transcript Hi everyone, my name is Tairan Qiu and my pronouns are she/her/她. I am a … Continue reading How to Come Up with a Qualitative Research Topic That Brings You Light and Joy

In Defense of Democratic Qualitative Research Teams in the Neoliberal Academy

Join the UGA Qualitative Research Program for the UGA QUAL Lab Speaker Series In Defense of Democratic Qualitative Research Teams in the Neoliberal Academy Monday, October 31st from noon – 1 p.m. ESTZoom link registration: https://bit.ly/UGAQL01 Presented by: Amy Stich, Ph.D. – McBee Institute of Higher Education, University of Georgia Collin Case - McBee Institute … Continue reading In Defense of Democratic Qualitative Research Teams in the Neoliberal Academy

Mentoring in qualitative research

One thing I’ve observed about the qualitative inquiry community is that there is a wealth of ideas that challenge and extend our thinking and introduce us to creative approaches to applying theoretical concepts. In their edited volume, Philosophical Mentoring in Qualitative Research: Collaborating and Inquiring Together (Guyotte & Wolgemuth, 2022), Kelly Guyotte (University of Alabama) … Continue reading Mentoring in qualitative research

Poetic autoethnography

“The power of autoethnography,” writes Ron Pelias (2021), lies in its ability as a “method for maneuvering your way through” (p. 100). In his book Lessons on aging and dying: A poetic autoethnography, published in the Writing lives: Ethnographic narrative series by Routledge, Pelias maneuvers through the complexities and uneasiness of aging and facing death. … Continue reading Poetic autoethnography