The Qualitative Report Weekly 

TQR 9th Annual Conference 

• The Phenomenology of Qualitative Research: Still accepting submissions on a case by case basis
• Schedule At A Glance (Updated 9/4/2017)
• Featured Keynote Bios and Abstracts

Featured Article

Disability as Difference – A Fictional Representation
Jonathon S. Breen, University of British Columbia

Featured Article

“I feel like I’m drawing strength from it”: Lived Experiences of Filipino Elderly Participating in Craft-Making
Sharon B. Cajayon, Our Lady of Fatima University
Romeo Luis A. Macabasag, Our Lady of Fatima University
Norilyn Limchanco, Our Lady of Fatima University
Vanessa O. Umali, Our Lady of Fatima University
Ellayza N. Blas, Our Lady of Fatima University
Michelle S. Angulo, Our Lady of Fatima University
Cristine Joy A. Breguera, Our Lady of Fatima University
Nikka Angela A. De Guzman, Our Lady of Fatima University
Sheila N. Malapi, Our Lady of Fatima University
Emmalyn E. Quibote, Our Lady of Fatima University

Featured Book Review

Essentials, Accidents, and “Book-Trailers”: A Pragmatic Review of Grounded Theory and Grounded Theorizing: Pragmatism in Research Practice
Katia Tikhonravova, Nova Southeastern University

Featured “How To” Article

Qualitative Delphi Method: A Four Round Process with a Worked Example
Dia Sekayi, Morgan State University
Arleen Kennedy

Featured Blog

Quirkos: Preparing data sources for qualitative analysis

TQR Resource of the Week

The Qualitative Report Guide to Qualitative Research Websites
Curated by Ronald J. Chenail

News and Notes

• GreenBook Blog: Machine Learning in Market Research
• GreenBook Blog: Brokers of Knowledge: The Currency of Market Research
• Qual Page: 10 things to be thankful for as a qualitative researcher
• Qual Page: Tips for planning conference presentations
• Focus Vision: Researchers’ Voice – Let’s Get Real: Injecting High Touch Online Qual into Real Life
• Research Design Review: The Five Observer Roles in Ethnography 
• NVivo: After Disaster Strikes: Data in Disaster Recovery
• Charlotte, NC Insights Association Event
• Research Live: The Focus Group is Dead. Long Live the Focus Group

Calls for Conferences and Journals and Training Opportunities

• Call for New TQR Editorial Board Members
• IIQM Inaugural Qual-World Interactive Virtual Conference – Call for Abstracts (Deadline October 23, 2017)
• The IIQM Dissertation Awards – Call for Applications (Deadline: October 31, 2017)
• FQS Special Issue – Research Ethics in Qualitative Research – Call for Abstracts (Deadline October 31, 2017)
• Employing and Applying Pluralistic Qualitative Research (PQR) – Call for Posters (Deadline: October 31, 2017)
• Qualitative Inquiry |What Do Pedagogies Produce? Thinking/Teaching Qualitative Inquiry – Call for Papers (Deadline: November 1, 2017)
• Worldwide Conference on Qualitative Research – Call for Submissions (Deadline: November 2)
• 30th Annual Ethnographic & Qualitative Research Conference (EQRC) – Call for Proposals (Deadline: November 19, 2017)
• Qualitative Methods in a Time of Change Conference – Call for Submissions (Deadline: November 30, 2017)
• The Fourteenth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (QI2018) – Call for Submissions (Deadline: December 1, 2017)
• 2018 American Psychological Association Division 5 Awards – Call for Nominations (Deadline: December 1, 2017)
• 6th International Qualitative Research in Management and Organizations Conference – Call for Submissions (Deadline: December 10, 2017)
• 7th Qualitative Research on Mental Health Conference – Call for Submissions (Deadline: December 15, 2017)
• Taos Institute World Share Books – Call for Submissions (Deadline: Open)
• MAXQDA Workshops online or face-to-face in several countries in English, German, and Spanish
• Learn How and What to Code in NVivo 11 for Windows

Employment Opportunities

• Coordinator for Assessment and Evaluation – Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (A1700645) – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Director of Institutional Research – Lesley University
• Director of Student Affairs Assessment – Binghamton University
• Director of Student Affairs Assessment – Case Western Reserve University
• Evaluation / Education Associate – Carleton College
• Institutional Research Analyst – Belmont University
• Postdoctoral Fellow/Preventive Medicine – University of Tennessee Health Science Center
• Postdoctoral Fellowship – Indiana University – School of Medicine
• Research and Assessment Analyst – Office of Minority Student Affairs (A1700651) – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Research Assistant III Non-Lab – Harvard University
• Research Associate – Loyola Marymount University
• Research Program Assistant II – Johns Hopkins University
• Senior Research Associate #17004303 – Temple University
• Senior Research Manager #17003779 – Temple University