The Qualitative Report Guide to Qualitative Research Websites
Curated by Ronald J. Chenail
The world of qualitative research is at your fingertips. These links will take you to vibrant online communities, leading research centers, indispensable learning resources, and personal websites of outstanding qualitative research leaders. Explore, learn, enjoy the rich and diverse people who make up the online qualitative research universe!
Academic Pediatric Association Qualitative Research SIG
Action Research Special Interest Group of AERA
ALARA: The Action Learning, Action Research Association
American Anthropological Association’s Anthropology Resources on the Internet Web Page
American Educational Research Association
American Evaluation Association
The Anthropological Index of the Royal Anthropological Institute
The Anthropological Index Online
Arts Based Research Studio’s Blog: We Know More Than We Think!
Association pour la recherche qualitative (ARQ)
Big Q: A Multidisciplinary Qualitative Research Community
Center for Collaborative Action Research
Center for Kvalitative Studier
The Center for Narrative Inquiry
Center for Qualitative Psychology
The Centre for Qualitative Research (CQR) – Bournemouth University
Colorado State University’s English Department’s Guides to Social Science and Qualitative Research
(Includes sections on Ethnography, Observational Research and Narrative Inquiry, and Case Studies)
The Computer Assisted Qualitative Data AnalysiS (CAQDAS) Networking Project
Council of European Social Science Data Archives (CESSDA)
Dedoose: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Data Analysis App
Doing Feminist Research: An Annotated Bibliography
Don Ratcliff’s Qualitative Research Resources
Duquesne University Center for Interpretive and Qualitative Research
ESOMAR – The World Association of Research Professionals
e-Source: Behavioral & Sciences Research
ESRC National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM)
The Ethnograph: Qualitative Research and Data Analysis Software
Ethnographic Research in Illinois Academic Libraries (ERIAL) Project
Ethnography Media Arts Culture Network
Ethnography North: A Knowledge Node
Event Structure Analysis (ESA) Home Page
Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung
(Forum: Qualitative Social Research)
Foundation for Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics
Free Resources for Program Evaluation and Social Research Methods
George Boeree’s Qualitative Methods Workbook
Global Ethnographic: An Online Magazine of Interpretive Anthropology
Great Qualitative Book & Articles: An Annotated Bibliography (wiki)
Grounded Theory References — Teori Beralas
Human Science Research Studies
HyperRESEARCH – ResearchWare Home Page
IC – Investigaci¢n Cualitativa
Image and Identity Research Collective (IIRC)
In The Field: Field-based research methods and design
InsideHeads Online Marketing Research
InsideHeads’ My Virtual Focus Facility
Institute of Finance Case Research
International Association of Qualitative Inquiry
International Conference on Narrative
International Institute for Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis
The Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research (IQMR)
The International Institute of Human Understanding
International Journal of Collaborative Practices
International Visual Sociology Association
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) Tumblr Page
Irish Qualitative Data Archive (IQDA)
Jan Armstrong’s Qualitative Research in Education Home Page
John Hopkins Center for Communication Programs
Harald Klein’s Page of Textual Analysis Resources
Left Coast Press Qualitative Methods
The Qualitative Metasynthesis Project
The Market Research Society’s Qualitative Research Guidelines
Mary Stokrocki’s Participant Observation Home Page
McGill University’s Qualitative Health Research Group
Memorial University’s Digital Research Centre for Qualitative Fieldwork
Miami University’s Center for Qualitative Inquiry
Narrative Psychology: An Internet Guide
Narrative Research Special Interest Group of AERA
National Association for the Practice of Anthropology
National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM)
National Institutes of Health Cultural and Qualitative Research Interest Group
NetFuture: Technology and Human Responsibility
Network for Research on Experiential Psychotherapies (NREP)
Network portal Qualitative Social Research
Nova Southeastern University Online Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Research
Open Semiotics Resource Center
Primary Health Care Research & Information Service
Provalis Research – Qualitative Data Analysis Software
Qualitative analysis with Quirkos
Qualitative Data Analysis Program of the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Qualitative Data Analysis Program of the University of Pittsburgh
Qualidata – Qualitative Data Service
(Formerly known as ESRC Qualitative Data Archival Resource Centre – QUALIDATA See listing for ESDS Qualidata above for newest web site)
Qualiti – Qualitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences: Innovation, Integration and Impact
Qualitative European Drug Research Network – QED
Qualitative Health Research
An International, Interdisciplinary Journal
The Qualitative Interest Group (QUIG)
at the University of Georgia
Qualitative Methods Workbook by C. George Boeree
The Qualitative Research Clearinghouse: Resources for Methods, Analysis, and the Future
Qualitative Research Consultants Association
Qualitative Research Guidelines Project
Qualitative Research Interest Group of AERA
Qualitative Research Resources by Susan Hawes
Qualitative Research Resources by Shirley Freed
QualQuant: Use the Right Tools
RedICS, Qualitative Health Research Promotion and Dissemination Network
Research Design Review: A Discussion of Qualitative & Quantitative Research Design Issues
Research Methods Programme: An ESRC Research Programme
Research Salad: Mixed Methods, Tossed Up Fresh Every Day
Resources for Feminist Research
RIVA Market Research & RIVA Training Institute and RIVA Blog
Routledge Innovative Ethnographies Series
Sage Research Methods Datasets
Saint Louis University’s Qualitative Research Committee Home Page
Qualitative Research Centre (QRC) at the University of Saskatchewan
Sense-Making Studies Site by Dr. Brenda Dervin
The Sensory Ethnography Lab (SEL) at Harvard University
SIL International
(formerly known as the Summer Institute of Linguistics)
Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
Society for Applied Anthropology
Society for Adolescent Medicine’s Qualitative Research Special Interest Group
The Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy
The Society for Phenomenology and the Human Sciences
Society for Phenomenology and Media
The Society for Medical Anthropology
Thematic Analysis Book Companion Website
South Pacific Centre for Human Inquiry
(John Heron’s Web Site)
St. Thomas University’s Atlantic Centre for Qualitative Research and Analysis
Susan Howe’s Qualitative Research Resources
Texas Woman’s University Center for Qualitative Inquiry
Text Analysis Resources – compiled by Harald Klein
Thematic Analysis: University of Auckland Resource Page
Top 50 Dot-Edu Resources for Grad Students
TQRMUL Dataset Teaching Resources
- User Guide
- Alexander’s Interview
- Deborah’s Interview
- Louise’s Interview
- Trevor’s Interview
- Shazia’s Interview
Transana: Tools for the Analysis of Video, Audio, Image, Text and Survey Data
Bill Trochim’s The Research Methods Knowledge Base
UK Data Service: Qualitative and Mixed Methods Datasets
UK Linguistic Ethnography Forum (UKLEF)
United States VA’s Health Services Research and Development Service’s Mixed Methods Special Interest Group (and Qualitative Research)
Université du Québec à Montréal’s
(Université du Québec à Montréal’s Home Page)
The University of British Columbia’s School of Library, Archival and Information Studies’
Research Methods Resources on the WWW
The University of East London’s Centre for Narrative Research
The University of Georgia Qualitative Research Program
The University of North Texas Information Research and Analysis (IRA) Lab
The University of Sydney’s Qualitative Health Research Collaboration
The University of Tennessee’s Center for Applied Phenomenological Research
Victor Daniels’ Phenomenology Links
Voices of Homelessness: A Qualitative Database from Sisters Of The Road
Web Archive in Visual Anthropology
Western Michigan University’s Evaluation Center
York University’s Qualitative Research and Resource Centre