The Qualitative Report Weekly 

TQR 9th Annual Conference 

• Pre-Conference Workshop: An Introduction to Doing Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) by Jonathan A Smith
• 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

HIV in the Heartland: Experiences of Living with HIV in Urban and Rural Areas of the Midwest
Sarah B. Donley, Jacksonville State University
C. Patrice Lockett, Jacksonville State University

Featured Article

Older People in a Community Gospel Choir: Musical Engagement and Social Connection
Dawn Joseph, Deakin University
Jane Southcott, Monash University

Featured Article

Teaching Students How to Make Their Dreams Come True: An Autoethnography of Developing and Teaching the Dream Reseach Methods Course
E. James Baesler, Old Dominion University

Featured Article

In the Light of Shared Words: Collaborative Writing in a Research Study on Student Voice in Spanish Schools
Teresa Susinos Rada
Noelia Ceballos López
Ángela Saiz Linares, University of Cantabria

Featured Blog

Quirkos: What is qualitative analysis?

TQR Resource of the Week

A Compendium of Teaching and Learning Qualitative Research Resources

News and Notes

• Guilford Press offers 25% & free shipping in North America on Patricia Leavy titles to celebrate her USA Best Book honor. Use code AF25PL (valid until 12-31-2017)
• Quirkos: What is qualitative analysis?
• Strategies in Minimizing the Labor Intensive Process of Dissertation Research Proposal Writing and Some Tips on What to Keep in Mind – #RoR2018
• EPIC: Developing Empathy through Research: Martha Cotton, A Profile
• GreenBook Blog:What’s the Question? with Durk Bosma: Bridging the Gap Between Market Researcher and Marketer
• Qual Page: 2018 Holiday Gift Guide for Qualitative Researchers 
• Accelerant Research: Liars and Cheaters and Bears…Oh My! How to Recruit Quality Participants for Qual Studies
• Focus Vision: Understanding Social Media Video Sharing Behaviors and Motivations

Calls for Conferences and Journals and Training Opportunities

• 7th Qualitative Research on Mental Health Conference – Call for Submissions (Deadline: December 15, 2017)
• MAXQDA International Conference MQIC – Call for Posters (Deadline: December 31, 2017)
• The Fourteenth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (QI2018) – Call for Submissions (Deadline: January 15, 2017)
• Mastering NVivo with the Five-Level QDA method – 2 day workshop, London, January 18-19, 2018
• The H.L. “Bud” Goodall, Jr. and Nick “Gory” Trujillo “It’s a Way of Life” Award in Narrative Ethnography – Call for Submissions (Deadline: January 31, 2018)
• Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology (SQIP) 5th ANNUAL CONFERENCE – Call for Proposals (Deadline February 1, 2018)
• LEARNing Landscapes Journal Teaching and Learning with Stories – Calls for Submissions (Deadline: Feb. 1, 2018)
• Mastering ATLAS.ti with the Five-Level QDA method – 2 day workshop, London, February 12-13, 2018
• MAXQDA Master Class – Beqond Coding – 1 day workshop, MAXQDA International Conference (MQIC), Berlin February 28
• Qualitative Text Analysis – 1 day workshop, MAXQDA International Conference (MQIC), Berlin February 28
• Transformative Mixed Methods in the Service of Social and Ecological Justice – 1 day workshop, MAXQDA International Conference (MQIC), Berlin February 28
• Mastering MAXQDA with the Five-Level QDA method – 2 day workshop, London, March 15-16, 2018
•  The Global Partnership for  Transformative Social Work“Transforming Social Work” Gathering – April 12 – 15, 2018
• 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
• Call for New TQR Editorial Board Members

Employment Opportunities

• Assessment and Research Analyst – University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee
• Assistant Professor of Sociology – Tenure Track – Cabrini University
• Assistant Professor of Sociology with Expertise in Social Services – Illinois College
• Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness – CUNY Graduate Center
• Disaster Research Post Doctoral Researcher – University of Delaware
• Faculty, Contributing – Methodologist, DBA Program (# 20743BR) – Walden University
• ICTR Evaluation Researcher – University of Wisconsin – Madison
• Information Research Specialist, Knowledge and Library Services, HBS – Harvard University
• Research Analyst – Los Rios Community College District
• Research and Assessment Associate – Wentworth Institute of Technology
• Research Assistant – Weill Cornell Medicine
• Research Impact Librarian – Virginia Tech
• Senior Analyst, Market and Survey Research – Brookdale Community College
• Sponsor Funded Professional, Research Associate I – Georgia State University