17th Annual Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies

Pre-Conference Institutes

Pre-conference institutes are scheduled for Friday, January 9, 2004 from 1:00pm-4:00pm. The pre-conference institutes will be held in Aderhold Hall, in the College of Education, three blocks 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, 2003. The workshops will be held only if the minimum number of participants are registered. If the session is canceled, you will be notified by e-mail and your fees will be refunded. Registration fees are $40.00 (faculty) and $35.00 (students). The 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 disparage '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 audiencesÑand is there really an audience beyond The Committee? 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.
Teaching Qualitative Research...Jude Preissle & 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 & Jerry Gale, University of Georgia
This workshop will introduce participants to an analytical approach to talkÐinÐinteraction 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. Please contact roulston@coe.uga.edu or jgale@fcs.uga.edu prior to the workshop.
Introduction to QSR N6...Linda Gilbert, University of Georgia
This workshop will provide an overview of QSR N6, a software package which assists researchers in organizing and analyzing complex qualitative data. Participants will import and code textual data; review and recode the coded data; and search for combinations of words in the text or patterns in the coding. Other program capabilities will be demonstrated. The session includes a workbook for N6. No prior experience with qualitative software is necessary. Basic familiarity with PC computers is assumed (for example, using Word or a similar program). A general understanding of qualitative research processes will be helpful.
Registration cut-off date for pre-conference institutes is December 1st, 2003.