Re: [xmca] New APA Division/Qualitative Inquiry

You're welcome, Lois.
I'm sorry about can't collaborate and hope you will success creating the
new division.
NACHO.

At 22:36 06/11/2007, you wrote:
>Hi Nacho,
>We've been told that international affiliates signatures don't count at this
>stage, unfortunately. Once the division comes into existence collaborations
>of various sorts are possible. I'll keep folks posted and let you know if we
>are successful. Thanks for your enthusiasm!
>Lois
>
>
>
> > From: <nacho.montero@uam.es>
> > Reply-To: "eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity" <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
> > Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 21:56:15 MET
> > To: "eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity" <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
> > Subject: Re: [xmca] New APA Division/Qualitative Inquiry
> >
> > Lois,
> > How are you doing? I hope you are fine.
> > My question, how can I collaborate? I guess I would be a potential
> > international affiliate member...
> > Best regards from Madrid.
> > NACHO.
> >
> >> Dear XMCA-ers,
> >>
> >> I have been working as part of Ken Gergen¹s initiative to gather enough
> >> support for the establishment of a new APA division in Qualitative
> Inquiry.
> >> This division is sorely needed, as the interest in, use of and debate
> > aroun> d
> >> various qualitative methods abounds and yet has no voice in the
> > professiona> l
> >> association of psychologists. As Ken says in the attached letter:
> >>
> >> ³In the social sciences more generally there has been a burgeoning of new
> >> forms of qualitative inquiry, and a lively debate on their potentials,
> >> limitations, and philosophical implications. Journals and handbooks are
> >> numerous. Yet American psychologists have played almost no role in these
> > ne> w
> >> directions. We believe psychology has a great deal both to offer and to
> > gai> n
> >> in regard to these developments in qualitative inquiry. However, at
> present
> >> there is no forum in which relevant issues and practices can be pursued.
> >> Qualitative research is now scattered across a number of divisions and
> >> marginalized as a mode of inquiry. There is no central forum where such
> >> inquiry can be explored in terms of its potentials, and placed under
> > focuse> d
> >> attention.²
> >>
> >> Over 800 valid signatures have been collected. We need FORTY more by
> >> January. Here is how you can help.
> >> 1. If you are already a member of APA, simply sign the attached petition
> > an> d
> >> follow instructions for sending it.
> >> 2. Pass this along to colleagues and ask them to do the same.
> >> 3. If you are not an APA member but are eligible to be a full member
> (not a
> >> student or an international affiliate member), I am asking you to join APA
> >> and then sign the petition.
> >>
> >> Please let me know if you can do this and how many others you can sign up.
> >>
> >> With thanks for helping to make psychology more relevant,
> >> Lois
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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