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>ISSUES OF RIGOUR IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
>International conference in Melbourne, July 8-10, 1999.
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>CALL FOR PAPERS
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>The Call for Papers is out for a landmark event in qualitative
>methods, the first conference of the Association for Qualitative
>Research. To be heldat the Euro-Asia heritage hotel in Melbourne,
>8-10 July 1999, theconference has the theme: Issues of Rigour in
>Qualitative Research.
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>International plenary speakers confirm AQR's goals of promoting
>methodsdiscussion and debate that is cross-disciplinary, cross-
>methods and crossesnational boundaries, linking qualitative
>researchers.
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>The conference will bring together theoretical discussion and
>tales from the field. Sections on qualitative methodology
>include: Issues of trustworthiness and credibility, Blending
>qualitative and quantitative methods, Qualitative computing and
>Selling qualitative research.
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>Sections on research include: Communication, Health and the
>body, Gender and sexuality, Education, Evaluation and Business.
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>*ABSTRACTS*
>Abstracts of 250 words should be submitted by October 31 (the
>first round of submissions) the final deadline for abstract
>submission is November 30, 1998. Send a disk in PC format (IBM
>compatible) or email a copy (in PC format if sent as an
>attachment). Abstract submission should contain presenter's
>details (name, title, institution/company name, postal address,
>telephone and fax numbers, email address) and paper title.
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>*MORSE, BIKLEN, WEITZMAN CONFIRMED PLENARY SPEAKERS*
>AQR President, Darrel Caulley, of the Graduate School of
>Education, La Trobe University, confirmed this week that plenary
>speakers will be Professors Sari Biklen, Janice Morse and Eben
>Weitzman.
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>Sari Biklen, coauthor with R. Bogdan of the best-selling
>"QualitativeResearch for Education", is Professor of Cultural
>Foundations of Education and Women's Studies at Syracuse
>University. Author of "School Work: Genderand the Cultural
>Construction of Teaching", she has been consulting editor
>for the International Journal for Qualitative Studies in
>Education andChair of the Publications committee of the American
>Educational Research Association.
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>Janice Morse is Director of the International Institute for
>Qualitative Methodology and editor of Qualitative Health Research.
>Previously Professor of Nursing at Pennsylvania State University,
>Jan has doctorates in anthropology and nursing, and has brought
>the goals of cross-disciplinary methodolgical progress to the
>International Institute she founded at the University of Alberta
>this year. Author or editor of shelves-full of works on
>qualitative methods, she is also a tireless advocate of
>methodological debate and critique.
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>Eben Weitzman, from the Graduate Programs in Dispute, University
>of Massachusetts Boston, is now widely known as the leading and
>well-respected objective observor of all software development in
>qualitative research areas. Co-author with Matthew Miles of the
>definitive study "Computer Programs for Qualitative Analysis",
>1995, Eben provides an authoritative overview on internet
>discussion groups.
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>*WORKSHOPS WITH INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS*
>Pre- and post-conference workshops, offering research overviews
>and skills acquisition, will be taught by international experts.
>Eben Weitzman is offering a full-day workshop titled: "The State
>of the Art: Qualitative Computing Software, 1999." Jan Morse and
>Lyn Richards will teach a full-day interactive workshop on
>Approaching Qualitative Analysis.
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>*GRADUATE PRESENTATION AWARD*
>There will be an award for the best graduate student
>presentation at the conference. The prize is a software license
>and accompanying introductory textbook, donated by Qualitative
>Solutions and Research, value $500. To be eligible, you must be
>a fulltime student. To enter for this prize, when submitting
>your abstract, place at the bottom the words "Full-time student
>presentation".
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>*SPONSORSHIP SOUGHT*
>Various sponsorship opportunities are available. To receive a
>copy of the Sponsorship Proposal, please complete the expression
>of interest form below and return it to the conference
>organisers.
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>*ACCOMMODATION*
>Discounted rooms have been reserved at the Conference Venue and
>in surrounding hotels at very reasonable rates.
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>*WEBSITES*
>The Association: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/www/aqr/
>The Venue:
> http://www.euro-asia.com.au/euromedia/heritage/heritage.html
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>EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
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>____________________________
>To express your interest in the conference please fill in this
>form:
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>Title:
>Name:
>Surname:
>Position:
>Organisation:
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>Address:
>Post/Zip Code:
>Country:
>Telephone:
>Facsimile:
>E-mail:
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>Please mark items you are interested in:
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>o Attending the AQR conference in 1999
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>o Presenting a paper at the AQR conference
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>o Attending a workshop at the conference
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>o Presenting a workshop at the conference
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>o A copy of the sponsorship proposal
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>post or email to:
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>Jenine Evans
>PR Conference Consultants
>Email: prcc who-is-at mail.austasia.net
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>Fitzroy Delivery Centre 3065, Australia
>Telephone: +61 3 9419 6199
>Facsimile: +61 3 9419 6400
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>Dr Jo Lindsay
>Secretary
>Association for Qualitative Research
>Email: J.Lindsay who-is-at latrobe.edu.au
>AQR website: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/www/aqr/
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