The Qualitative Report Weekly 

TQR Annual Conference

TQR 11th Annual Conference “Contemporary Qualitative Research”, Call Now Open, Closes April 30th

Featured “Special Issue” Article

Avatar Kinect: Drama in the Virtual Classroom among L2 Learners of English

Robert Bianchi, Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar
Byrad Yyelland, Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar
Joseph John Yang, College of the North Atlantic
Molly McHarg, Independent Researcher, Bangkok, Thailand

Featured “Special Issue” Article

The Epitome of the Russian National Idea: Comparative Reconstruction in Sculpture and Narrative

Elena Rozhdestvenskaya, National Research University Higher School of Economics

Featured “Special Issue” Article

How Do We Like to Learn Qualitative Data Analysis Software?

Fábio Freitas, University of Aveiro
Jaime Ribeiro, University of Aveiro
Catarina Brandão, University of Porto
Carla Azevedo de Almeida, University of Oporto
Francislê Neri de Souza, University of Aveiro
António Pedro Costa, ISLA University and ULP University

Featured “Special Issue” Article

The Perception of Students and Lecturer of Occupational therapy on the Importance of Involvement in Research Projects: The MIND & GAIT Project

Jaime Ribeiro, University of Aveiro
Ana Carolina Noversa, Polytechnic of Leiria
Soares Soares, Polytechnic of Leiria
Joana Azevedo, Polytechnic of Leiria
Patrícia Gomes, Polytechnic of Leiria
Mônica Braúna Costa, Poltytechnic of Leiria
Maria dos Anjos Coelho Rodrigues Dixe, Poltytechnic of Leiria
Filipa Daniela Costa Couto, Nursing School of Coimbra
João Luís Alves Apóstolo, Nursing School of Coimbra

Featured Article

Stories Matter: Reaffirming the Value of Qualitative Research

Samantha McAleese, Carleton University
Jennifer M. Kilty, University of Ottawa

Featured “How To” Article

Advocating for the Use of Poetry and Mixed Media Work in Analytic Processes

Jason D. DeHart, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Featured “How To” Article

A Call for Enhancing Saturation at the Qualitative Data Analysis Stage via the Use of Multiple Qualitative Data Analysis Approaches

Amber N. Sechelski, Sam Houston State University
Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, Sam Houston State University

Featured “How To” Article

Developing Interactive Elicitation: Social Desirability Bias and Capturing Play

Matthew Spokes, York St. John University
Jack Denham, York St. John University

Featured Book Review 

A Practical Resource for the Social Sciences: A Book Review of Bruce Friedman’s The Research Toolkit – Problem Solving Processes for the Social Sciences

Sarah E. Faubert, University of Windsor

Resource of the Week

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

News and Notes

• Research World: The marriage of chatbots and AI
• Research Design Review: Individual Thinking in the Focus Group Method
• GreenBook Blog: Back to the Future: Why Cost-Effective, High Quality Research is Within our Grasp
• 7 Reasons Why MAXQDA Is The Ideal Analysis Tool For Your Next Research / Consultation Project
• QualPage: A research design framework for understanding online conversations
• Brill/Sense releases The Writing Shop: Putting ‘Shop’ Back in Writing Workshop by Suzanne Farrell Smith, the 7th title in the Teaching Writing series
• Data Science for Everyone – Big Data and ‘R’: opportunities and challenges for social science research

Calls for Conferences and Journals and Training Opportunities

• TQR 11th Annual Conference “Contemporary Qualitative Research”, Call Now Open, Closes April 30th
• Gifted Child Quarterly Special Issue: The Terman Longitudinal Study: A Century of Findings, Questions, and Controversy – Call for Submissions (Deadline: May 15, 2019)
• Doing Autoethnography 2020 Conference – Call for Participation (Deadline: May 31, 2019)
• 2019 Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology Annual Meeting – Call for Participation (Deadline: June 1, 2019)
• Using qualitative methods to respond to the changing nature of work: Special issue Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management – Call for Papers (Deadline: June 30th 2019)
• The Journal for Undergraduate Ethnography – Call for Papers (Deadline: July 31, 2019)
• Special Issue “Erotic Capital and Academic Work – Call for Submissions (Deadline: August 1, 2019)
• LEARNing Landscapes Journal: The Role of Performances in Educational Practices (themed issue) – Call for Submissions (Deadline: September 1, 2019)
• Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences – Call for Manuscripts 
• Two-Day Photovoice Workshop for Academic Researchers

Employment Opportunities

• Assistant Director of Institutional Research and Student Success – St. Olaf College
• Associate Director, Academic & Co-Curricular Assessment – National University
• Director of Assessment and Accreditation – Saint Joseph’s Seminary
• Qualatative Research Analyst – Boutique Recruiting
• Qualitative Researcher-PS20325 – Anthem, Inc.
• Research Assistant – Weill Cornell Medicine
• Research Coordinator – Toddler Center – Barnard College
• Research Program Coordinator – Johns Hopkins University
• Senior UX Design Researcher – Artisan Talent
• Senior UX Researcher – Indeed
• Senior Qualitative Research Strategist – Gaming Sector Focus – Greenberg Strategy
• Sr UX Researcher – Vitamin T
• UX Design Intern – Summer 2019 – Indeed
• UX Researcher – Bluehost