Engaging Patients in Patient Education Research: A Short Review of Qualitative Approaches

This week’s blog post is from Dr. Sean Halpin, who is a Senior Research Associate with Evidera, a component of Pharmaceutical Product Development, on the Patient-Centered Research team. Dr. Halpin has over a decade of experience leading socio-behavioral studies across a wide range of chronic and infectious disease areas and has published numerous journal articles … Continue reading Engaging Patients in Patient Education Research: A Short Review of Qualitative Approaches

Thinking about qualitative methodology as a career?

The Qualitative Research Program at the University of Georgia is seeking applicants for the Ph.D. program in Qualitative Evaluation and Research Methodologies to begin in Fall 2022. If you would like to learn more about the program, register to attend a virtual panel discussion among graduates from the program on February 15th, 2022. RSVP here: … Continue reading Thinking about qualitative methodology as a career?

Postcard from The Qualitative Report (TQR) 13th Annual Conference

What better way to welcome the new year with a postcard from a qualitative conference? For those of us who have visited Fort Lauderdale in sunny southern Florida, we missed traveling to an in-person conference in January. On the other hand, because the conference was virtual for the 2nd year, it enabled over 1,000 eager … Continue reading Postcard from The Qualitative Report (TQR) 13th Annual Conference

Drawing on popular culture to teach qualitative research methods

As we end another year and prepare for a new one, many people will likely be revising their course syllabi for teaching qualitative research methods in 2022. If you need a bit of inspiration, here are some ideas from a range of scholars on how to incorporate popular media in teaching qualitative research. Enjoy! Comics … Continue reading Drawing on popular culture to teach qualitative research methods

Poetic inquiry

This week's post and screencast is authored by Ayça Fackler. Ayça Fackler is a Ph.D. candidate in Science Education in the Mary Frances Early College of Education at the University of Georgia, expecting to graduate in 2022. Her research interests include scientific models and modeling, multimodality, emergent bi/multilingual learners in science education, and history and philosophy … Continue reading Poetic inquiry

Academic writing month

November is Academic Writing Month, which now exists in several different forms, including: National Novel Writing Month, aka NaNoWriMo, involves pledging to write 50,000 words in 30 days.   NaPoWriMo ("30 poems in 30 days") AcWritMo (hashtag #acwrimo), an informal network of academic writers. And if those alternatives don't appeal to you, Helen Sword is inviting writers to join … Continue reading Academic writing month

Assistant Professor of Qualitative Research

The Qualitative Research Program in the Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy at the University of Georgia invites applications for the position of tenure track Assistant Professor with expertise in qualitative research methodologies to begin in August 2022. The Qualitative Research Program offers a Graduate Certificate in Interdisciplinary Studies (IQS) (https://online.uga.edu/degrees-certificates/graduate-certificate-interdisciplinary-qualitative-studies), which is offered … Continue reading Assistant Professor of Qualitative Research

Analyzing qualitative data

The NVIVO community is partnering with SAGE MethodSpace on this free webinar series showcasing the researchers in the book, Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Research: After the Interview edited by Charles F. Vanover, Paul A. Mihas, and Johnny Saldaña, SAGE Publications, 2021. These webinars are designed to help novice and experienced researchers with pragmatic ‘how-to’ strategies for all … Continue reading Analyzing qualitative data

PHD in Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methodologies

The Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methodologies PhD Program at the University of Georgia is currently accepting applications to start in Fall 2022. If you have a deep interest in the methodological, theoretical, and ethical procedures and challenges inherent to social science research and evaluation, this is a program for you. Our students contribute to the … Continue reading PHD in Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methodologies

The Qualitative Report 13th Annual Conference

Research “For a Change”: Time to Evoke, Provoke, and InvokeVirtual ConferenceJanuary 19 – 21, 2022Registration Now OpenOfficial Conference Website  For the upcoming TQR 13th Annual Conference in January 2022, registration for all general attendees (non-presenters) will be FREE. The Qualitative Report Conference will provide free, open access to all paper presentations, workshops, and keynote addresses.   … Continue reading The Qualitative Report 13th Annual Conference