The 17th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, which was held this past week from 19th-22nd May, 2021 drew 100s of scholars from around the world for several days of thought-provoking presentations. The conference began on Wednesday with a day in Spanish and Portuguese and meetings of special interest groups for autoethnography, arts-based research, and Indigenous … Continue reading The 17th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry
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Remembering Kathy Charmaz
Kathy Charmaz (1939-2020), who died this past July, is well-known for her prolific publications on constructivist grounded theory as well as her research on chronic illness. She will be greatly missed by the qualitative research community. Over the years I have used many of her chapters and texts in teaching, and I have no doubt … Continue reading Remembering Kathy Charmaz
Opportunities to learn about photovoice
Below, you'll find some information concerning a conference and workshop, and online courses on photovoice. Conference and workshop on Photovoice Where: Ball State University, Indiana When: Workshop: June 4-5 and Conference: June 6, 2020. The purpose of this conference is to bring together scholars currently engaged in better understanding and using the photovoice methodology to … Continue reading Opportunities to learn about photovoice
Resources for new professors
Summer vacations are over, and in the U.S. it is back-to-school time -- with children in classrooms, professors preparing their classes, and college students starting the new semester. This week is my first week of class for the new semester. This is also the time when numerous assistant professors are beginning new positions. Below is … Continue reading Resources for new professors
Postcard from 2019 The Qualitative Report (TQR) Conference
Fort Lauderdale in southern Florida is a great place to be in January! Earlier this month I was very fortunate to attend the 10th TQR conference at Nova Southeastern University.I had the pleasure of meeting qualitative researchers working in the US, Canada, Australia, Kazakhstan, Jamaica, and Scotland. This year, the TQR conference celebrated its 10th … Continue reading Postcard from 2019 The Qualitative Report (TQR) Conference
Responding to peer review
Every now and again, I receive a peer review from an anonymous reviewer that makes me want to give up writing. Fortunately, this does not happen too often, otherwise I may have given up writing a long time ago (some reviewers are tough!). In the most recent instance in which this occurred, I printed out … Continue reading Responding to peer review
Greeting the new academic year
I have enjoyed a summer that has included time for family, travel, and writing. All this has ended as I have started classes this week. Here are reminders to myself as I head into the new academic year… What are yours? 1. Entertain questions from newcomers who do not have any background to the topics … Continue reading Greeting the new academic year
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