Who should
attend?
This is the conference for those
doing qualitative research with the QSR qualitative
software packages, for those wanting to learn from the
experiences of others and those keen to discuss and debate
qualitative computing.
It’s for novices and expert researchers, for teachers
and students.
Expertise with qualitative research or with the software is
not a requirement!
What can
you offer?
You can contribute in many ways. Check the website
for dates of submissions for papers or posters. After the
call for papers closes, round table topics can still be
nominated.
Or simply network with participants from the wide-ranging
international community of co-researchers using the same
software.
Contributions are encouraged from any discipline and from
students, teachers and researchers - feel free to submit a
paper even if it doesn't fit neatly into one of the
outlined themes.
Conference
sessions
Sessions will address the issues of learning software, ways
of teaching it and supervising projects, and strategies for
research in many methods and disciplines.
This year, there will also be workshop streams for
both starting and advanced researchers.
Conference sessions, workshops and round table discussions
will cover a wide range of topics related to the use of
software in qualitative research, including but not limited
to:
1. Theory, Method and Software
Exploring the impact of theoretical perspective and
methodology on the applicability and use of QSR software.
From Grounded Theory, Narrative & Discourse Analysis,
IPA and Phenomenology... to Sociology, Psychology,
Education, History and Geography....
2. Managing 'big' qualitative projects
Experiences and techniques for cross-disciplinary
collaboration and team-working, longitudinal projects and
secondary analysis of qualitative data.
3. Demonstrating and recognising 'quality' in
qualitative research using QSR software
Discussing ways of using software to increase rigour and
transparency in the qualitative research process.
Experiences from students and researchers using software
and teachers of qualitative methods.
4. Sharing innovative techniques and
strategies
Have you come up with a particular way of using QSR
software for your project? Are you using it in combination
with other packages? Or are you doing a mixed-methods
project? Share your tips and tricks.
5. Communicating research with software
including communications with non-users: how to situate
software as an appropriate tool but not a magic wand?
Software's role in making the tacit explicit.
What will
you get from it?
This unique environment supports learning and thinking
about software tools and methods in the company of others
learning and thinking about them.
Choose the sessions that meet your needs to:
- discuss methodology with researchers using the
same tools;
- learn from and debate with skilled researchers and
newcomers to the software;
- compare research designs and methods;
- learn from others’ experiences, problems and
achievements;
- share and discuss teaching and supervison
strategies and issues;
- tackle teamwork challenges and processes;
- develop and debate research strategies;
- report and critique software effects on methods;
- share and improve teaching and supervision;
- meet and debate with the software's developers and
international trainers;
- debate and drive future software development
directions.
QSR’s new software, NVivo 7 was launched at
the 2005 conference, and this year’s will offer
robust debates on its design and functionality.
Pre-conference workshops will allow those new to
qualitative software to learn how it works and those who
are working with software to reflect on techniques and
practices and to discuss project