27 February-1 March 2014, San Angelo, Texas, USA
Conference “Doing Autoethnography”

7-9 May 2014, University of Oulu, Finland
VI Conference on Childhood Studies “Values of Childhood and Childhood Studies”

21-24 May 2014, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
10th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry “Qualitative Inquiry and the Politics of Research”
see also the Pre-Conference Call for Abstracts “Qualitative Psychology: Critical and Post-Structural Possibilities”, http://www.icqi.org/pre-congress-days/a-day-in-qualitative-psychology/

25-27 June 2014, Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico
Fifth International Qualitative Research Conference

13-19 July 2014, Yokohama, Japan
ISA World Congress of Sociology, Research Committee on Biography and Society

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Pic is the link to the institute’s website.

A good line-up, a bit pricey… especially recommend learning from Jonny Saldana, Kath Charmaz, Judith Preissle

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Please consider submitting a proposal for a paper presentation at the 25th Annual Ethnographic & Qualitative Research Conference (EQRC). The proposal deadline is March 20, 2013. For more details, visit the conference website.

The keynote speaker at the conference is a very interesting choice, not the usual qual research personality. Here is the description of his address on the conference website:

Avoiding the Peril of Publishing Qualitative Scholarship in Predatory Journals
Jeffrey Beall, M.S.L.S.
Scholarly Initiatives Librarian
University of Colorado Denver

Publications have historically been the moorings of higher education. Journals, in particular, have served two invaluable purposes. One is to engage scholars as research and theories are generated and disseminated for debate, further exploration, peer-review, and replication. Additionally, journals serve as a permanent archive for scholarship so that future generations can historically trace research findings and paradigms, building from what is known and has come before.

Printed journals have been the longstanding mainstay for publishing in higher education. With the advent of the internet, however, some journal publishers have moved to new publishing models. Whether the shift is a boon or bane, of course, remains to be seen as the move is one currently in progress. As with many facets of higher education, it may prove in time to be some of both.

Within this context, Mr. Beall will present his current scholarship regarding one particular facet of the current open access publication movement: predatory journals. Due to the burgeoning nature of on-line journal publications, Mr. Beall will focus his presentations on publication companies, rather than on specific journals that propagate vanity publications. Among other scholars in this field, Mr. Beall has gained cogent notoriety for taking the steps of (a) comprising a list of publishers that he considers to be predatory and (b) generating criteria that he believes helps scholars to distinguish high quality from predatory journal publishing.

Qualitative researchers at all phases of their academic careers will find Mr. Beall’s presentation to be valuable (junior through senior faculty). Departments within institutions typically set criteria by which scholars earn tenure, promotion, and financial raises. These standards expect certain levels of academic rigor to be demonstrated by the respective faculty. Mr. Beall will help scholars to recognize on-line predatory journals, differentiating them from those of advanced quality. Any participant who someday will serve on tenure & promotion committees, or participate in similar departmental processes involving peer-evaluation, will find the presentation particularly useful.

Qualitative researchers sometimes find it challenging to locate journals without biases toward scholarship that does not specifically apply the traditional scientific method. Mr. Beall will help conference participants, however, avoid the temptation trap of succumbing to predatory journals. The so-called green and gold models of open access may someday become the way of future publication, according to some academic futurists, and current qualitative scholars must be adequately informed regarding the issues, making good current publication decisions in a field that is rapidly changing.

The conference is affordable and centrally-located in Ohio, making it readily accessible to all by driving or flying. Note that all interactive poster and lecture presentation conference papers are invited for submission, review, and potential publication in a printed, peer-reviewed periodical, the Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research (JEQR).

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Please consider submitting a proposal for a paper presentation at the 24th Annual Ethnographic & Qualitative Research Conference (EQRC). The proposal deadline is Monday, March 20, 2012. For more details, visit the conference website: cedarville.edu/eqrc.

The conference is affordable and centrally-located in Ohio, making it readily accessible to all by driving or flying. Please circulate this announcement to peers and graduate students active in qualitative research projects. Note that we invite all interactive poster and lecture presentation conference papers for submission, review, and potential publication in a printed, peer-reviewed periodical, the Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research (JEQR).

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The call for proposals can be found here

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The deadline for abstract submissions for papers, posters, and fully formed panels has been extended to 15 January 2011. To make a submission, please visit this link.

International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry

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Information and registration information.

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SUMMER INSTITUTE IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
PUTTING THEORY TO WORK
Monday 19 – Friday 23 July 2010
Education and Social Research Institute, Manchester Metropolitan
University, UK

The MMU Summer Institute in Qualitative Research will provide the
opportunity to learn about current trends in theory and methodology, in
dialogue with leading theorists.
– What are the current trends and future directions?
– How does theory engage with policy and practice?
– How can I put theory to work in my own research?
– How does theory influence methods, ethics, identity?
Summer Institute Director: Maggie MacLure, MMU

PLENARY KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Patti Lather, Ohio State University. ‘The State of Qualitative Inquiry:
Methodology 2.1’
Stephen Ball, Institute of Education, London. ‘Challenges of Policy
Analysis in Hard Times’
Neil Mercer, University of Cambridge. ‘Sociocultural Theory’
Nick Lee, Warwick University. ‘Researching Childhood, Growth and Change:
Bio-politics, Affect and Attractors’
Maggie MacLure, MMU. ‘Provocation: The Productive Offence of Theory’
Bridget Somekh, MMU. ‘Action Research’
Erica Burman, MMU. ‘Feminisms and Childhoods’
Lorna Roberts, MMU. ‘Critical Race Theory’
Ian Parker, MMU. ‘Psychoanalytic Theory’
Rachel Holmes, Liz Jones, Maggie MacLure, Christina MacRae, MMU.
‘Encounters with Art Theory’

PUTTING THEORY TO WORK
Mini-sessions on: Butler – Derrida – Irigaray – Lacan – Foucault –
Bourdieu – Deleuze (and others)

The Summer Institute will be of interest to qualitative researchers who
are looking for serious and stimulating engagements with theory. It will
be of particular interest to doctoral students and beginning researchers
in education, social sciences, and the health and caring professions.

THE EDUCATION AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT MMU is a leading centre
for applied social and educational research, with a world-class
reputation for the development of theory and methodology. It is one of
the top ten UK education research establishments, according to the
latest Research Assessment Exercise. Find out more about ESRI online at
www.esri.mmu.ac.uk
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Standard delegate fee: £195 (including all lunches, teas & coffees, plus
wine reception).
For further details, contact the Summer Institute Administration:
SIQR@mmu.ac.uk

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