15th Annual Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies

Pre-conference Institutes

Pre-conference institutes are scheduled for Thursday, January 3, 2002 from 11:00am-2:15pm. The pre-conference institutes will be held in Aderhold Hall, in the College of Education, three blocks down from the Georgia Center, the conference site. Since space is limited, reservations are made on a first-come basis. Additional fees apply. Registration deadline is December 1, 2001.The workshops will be held only if the minimum number of participants are registered. If the session is cancelled, you will be notified by e-mail and your fees will be refunded. Registration fees are $40.00 (faculty) and $30.00 (students). Minimum number of participants for each session is 5; the maximum is 35, unless otherwise noted.

Write of Passage: Crafting Qualitative Texts...JoBeth Allen, University of Georgia

"If people deride 'academic writing' as dry and jargon filled, why am I spending so much time learning how to do it? What are the alternatives? What voice is effective with what audiences in there really an audience beyond The Five? Is writing an isolated task or should I consider a writing group or organize a writing retreat?" This workshop will explore these and other issues related to writing qualitative texts. Participants should bring one piece of in-progress qualitative research writing, a section no more than five pages long (e.g., an introduction, development of one theme).
Introduction to NUD*IST and Ethnograph...Mary Ann Fitzgerald & Jude Preissle, University of Georgia

This workshop is intended to introduce participants to two different qualitative data analysis programs. Participants will practice preparing documents for and importing documents into the software programs before exploring the basic coding procedures in these programs. Participants should be familiar with Windows 95, file management, and word processing. (Limited to 20 participants)
Teaching Qualitative Research...Kathleen deMarrais, University of Georgia

This workshop will explore issues of teaching and learning qualitative research. Participants will engage in discussions about course structures and teaching strategies. Course outlines, text selections, and pedagogical materials for a variety of courses will be shared. Participants should bring ideas to share.
Analyzing Talk in Interaction: Conversation Analysis...Kathy Roulston, University of Georgia

This workshop will introduce participants to an analytical approach to talk in interaction known as conversation analysis (CA), grounded in an ethnomethodological framework. After a brief historical introduction, workshop participants will be introduced to basic terms used, transcription conventions, and procedures to follow in order to do CA. A number of transcripts will be examined to show how analysts might approach data from this perspective. Participants should bring at least two pages of a transcribed interview or other conversational data as well as the audio tapes of the recorded data.
Research and Responsibility: Ethical Dimensions of Inquiry. Earle Reybold, University of Texas, San Antonio

Research is messy and complicated business. Unfortunately, the ethical dimension of inquiry is too often shunted to Institutional Review Boards or dissertation committees for guidance and approval. This type of decision-making assumes a methodological approach to design accuracy, while critics of this approach argue for political and relational reconceptualizations of ethical research. This workshop explores interpretations of research ethics and encourages participants to critique their personal definitions of ethical research.