The Qualitative Report Weekly

The Qualitative Report Annual Conference

TQR 17th Annual Conference (Online Only) – Call for Submissions Now Open (Deadline: July 31, 2025)

The Qualitative Report Workshop Series

Autoethnographic Storytelling in Qualitative Research – Virtual Workshop with Carolyn Ellis and Arthur Bochner (February 10, 2026)

Featured Article

Analyzing Focus Groups Through Poetic Dialogues: Enhancing Participant Engagement and Representation in Program Evaluation

Catherine E. Sanders, North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Alexa J. Lamm, University of Georgia
Jori N. Hall, University of Illinois at Chicago
Abigail Borron, University of Georgia
Maria Navarro, University of Georgia
James C. Anderson II, University of Georgia

Featured Article

Navigating Identity Tensions and Emotional Struggles: Indonesian Pre-service Teachers in the Teaching Practicum

Afrianto Daud, Universitas Riau, Indonesia
Minh Hue Nguyen, Monash University
Raqib Chowdhury, Monash University, Australia

Resource of the Month

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

News and Notes

• TQR 17th Annual Conference (Online Only) – Call for Submissions Now Open (Deadline: July 31, 2025)
• Autoethnographic Storytelling in Qualitative Research – Virtual Workshop with Carolyn Ellis and Arthur Bochner (February 10, 2026)
• Research Design Review: From the Literature: Assurances of Quality Using the TQF
• GreenBook Blog: Redefining the Research Stack: How AI and Synthetic Data Are Reshaping Insight Generation
• MAXQDA Tailwind has Officially Launched!
• QualPage: Call for proposals: Post-Qualitative Inquiry in Sport & Movement Studies
• QRCA Views: Dolphins, Volcanoes, and Insights: How an In-school Dance Residency Inspired a Veteran Researcher to Refresh Her Practice
• International Journal for Creativity Inside – Call for Papers: Arts-in-Corrections (Deadline: September 1, 2025)

Calls for Conferences/Journals/Webinars and Training Opportunities

• TQR 17th Annual Conference (Online Only) – Call for Submissions Now Open (Deadline: July 31, 2025)
• Autoethnographic Storytelling in Qualitative Research – Virtual Workshop with Carolyn Ellis and Arthur Bochner (February 10, 2026)
• SQIP 2025 Conference Registration is Now Open (July 18-19, 2025) 
• 2026 International Association of Autoethnography and Narrative Inquiry (IAANI) Forum – Registration is Open – Call for Proposals (Deadline: July 15, 2025).
• 2026 AERA Annual Meeting – Call for Submissions (Deadline: July 25, 2025)
• Applications of Ethics in AI in Education – Call for Papers (Deadline: August 15, 2025)
• Complex Caregiving: Stories from Fractured, Fraught, or Strained Family Relationships – Call for Submissions (seeking autoethnographic chapters) – Due August 15, 2025
• Journal of Sport and Social Issues – Special Issue – Call for Proposals (Deadline: August 29, 2025)
• Journal of Educational Review – Special Issue – Call for Abstracts (September 1, 2025)
• International Journal for Creativity Inside – Call for Papers: Arts-in-Corrections (Deadline: September 1, 2025)
• 15th Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference – Call for Papers (Deadline: October 23, 2025)
• Online Information Review – Call for Submissions – Topic: AI anthropomorphism in Information Systems (Deadline: October 31, 2025)
• Bulletin of the Council of Research in Music Education – Call for Papers (Deadline: November 15, 2025)
• Call for Collaborative Institutions: Graduate Student Qualitative Methods Network (GSQMN)
• We are seeking new energetic and dedicated reviewers to join The Qualitative Report’s (TQR) Editorial Board!

Employment Opportunities 

• Biology Education Research, Post-Doctoral Fellow – Middle Tennessee State University
• CGU-Research Coordinator – Claremont Graduate University
• Committee Methodologist – Franklin University
• Field Research Coordinator – Johns Hopkins University
• Postdoctoral Associate – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
• Postdoctoral Fellow III – Utah State University
• Postdoctoral Fellow in Health by Design – Indiana University Bloomington
• PS Sr Research Analyst – University of Utah
• Research Analyst – College of the Desert
• Research Assistant (Temporary Hourly Administrative) – Metropolitan State University of Denver
• Research Assistant Professor – University of Hong Kong
• Research Associate – University of Michigan
• Research Project Coordinator – Dartmouth College
• Temporary Research Assistant (2) Vacancies – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey