Submit now to the International Journal of Qualitative methods (IJQM): 

Share your insights, advances and innovations in qualitative methods

Join Barney Glaser, Janice Morse, Sally Thorne, Margarite Sandelowski and over 1700 past authors and publish your work in IJQM…the IIQM / SAGE journal.

The International Institute for Qualitative Methodology (IIQM) first published the International Journal of Qualitative Methods (IJQM) in 2002. It was one of the first open access journals to be published and remains the world’s only exclusively open access interdisciplinary qualitative methods journal.

IJQM publishes papers for all those who use qualitative methods, either individually or as part of mixed methods studies. 

Writers are encouraged to make their work accessible, useful, and usable to readers from different disciplines and professional groups. 

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Details: https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/international-journal-of-qualitative-methods/journal202499

We are pleased to announce the following additions to our MMIRA affiliate family, please see MMIRA affiliates and chapter tabs for more information:

· Methodes Mixtes Francophonie

· University of Michigan

· Journal of Mixed Methods Research

Thank you to the membership for their participation on the recent vote - we are pleased to announce that the board passed the Executive Director revised job responsibilities:

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

JOB DESCRIPTION

10/30/17

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Section 1. APPOINTMENT. The Executive Director shall be appointed by majority vote of eligible members of the MMIRA Board of Directors for a three-year renewable term. The incumbent may be reappointed following the completion of a satisfactory periodic merit review. If the Executive Director resigns before the end of his or her term, the Executive Director is expected to provide a minimum of a 30-day notice and to assist with the transition.

Section 2. DUTIES. The Executive Director is the chief executive officer of the Association responsible for the business and operations of the organization, including the webpage. The Executive Director will formulate plans and advise on policies for the accomplishment of the Association’s objectives, and, in consultation with the Board, will be responsible for their administration. The Executive Director serves as an ex officio member of MMIRA Board of Directors, without a vote and will receive merit feedback from the Board on an annual basis.

Duties include the following:

Financial. The Executive Director shall prepare an annual budget for approval by the Board and provide regular up-dates to the Board of the financial status of the organization; shall have charge of managing the Association’s bank accounts, discharge its obligations including to pay taxes and insurance, work with a Certified Public Accountant to prepare taxes and maintain its accounts; and shall be responsible for the management and implementation of the Association’s investment policies.

Operational. The Executive Director will assist the President with the organization of MMIRA Board Meetings, including at regional and global conferences; provide support to committee chairs and Board members, including to assist with activities that involve a vote of the membership (e.g. by-law changes, voting); and maintain all of the Organization’s archival and digital records.

Communications and Marketing. The Executive Director will assist, with cooperation of Chairperson of the Marketing and Communications Committee, with communications for public relations, advocacy, education, conferences and networking activities and oversee the construction and regular up-dating of the MMIRA website and provide information to the president for the weekly update that is distributed to the membership. He/she will serve as a representative for the Organization.

Recruiting and Membership. The Executive Director is responsible for overseeing the collection of membership fees from members of MMIRA and affiliates, including maintaining accurate membership records and processing timely follow-up for renewals. He or she will assist with recruiting activities, including by linking information about MMIRA to other sites.

Liaison to Affiliates, Chapters, and External Constituents. Serve as a liaison to chapters and affiliates in order to share information with the Board about their on-going interests and activities. Assist with the recruitment of new affiliates and chapters.

Section 3. VACANCY. If a vacancy occurs in the office of the Executive Director, the Board will designate an individual to fulfill the duties on a temporary basis, and initiate a search for a new Executive Director.

 

Event: Fall Mixed Methods Research Workshop on Designing a Mixed Methods Research Project

 

Location: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

 

Dates: November 1-3, 2017

 

Website: http://www.mixedmethods.org/workshops

 

Description:

Registration is now open for our November workshop: Designing a Mixed Methods Research Project: Interactive Workshop (Nov 1-3, 2017) with the Keynote Speaker, Dr. Elizabeth G. Creamer of Virginia Tech's School of Education.This workshop at the University of Michigan is designed for researchers, faculty, staff and students motivated to design and conduct a mixed methods research project using both qualitative and quantitative methods.

We are delighted to be able to offer international student scholarship awards. The application deadline is September 13. We look forward to receiving your application.

Space is limited. Sign up today for the November session - student rate is available. Contact program manager Satoko Motohara (smotohar@umich.edu) with any questions, and hope to see you then.

Call for Mixed Methods Webinars (IIQM-MMIRA joint webinar series).

Mixed Methods International Research Association (MMIRA) and the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology (IIQM):

• 1)     Webinar Topic: Provide a descriptive title for your webinar
• 2)     Webinar Summary: Provide a brief description of your proposed webinar content (100 words maximum)
• 3)     Relevant Expertise in Topic Area: Describe why you are qualified to deliver a webinar on this topic (50 words maximum)
• 4)     Relevant Expertise in Webinar delivery and /or public speaking: Summarize your relevant experience (50 words maximum)
• 5)     Availability: Indicate any months that you are not available to deliver a webinar.

 

Proposals can be sent to Dr. Mandy Archibald at mma@ualberta.ca and are due October 30, 2017.

 

Proposals will be adjudicated according to the above categories. Individuals will be contacted by November 30, 2017 with the outcome of the adjudication. Previous webinars in this series are available at https://www.ualberta.ca/international-institute-for-qualitative-methodology/webinars/mixed-methods-webinar

Presenter: Elizabeth Creamer

Date/Time: October 10 at 3:00pm EST

Title: Illustrating the Purposes for Using Mixed Methods Research Approaches 

Description:

Geared toward introducing mixed methods research to a general audience, this Webinar uses quirky examples from the popular media to illustrate major rationales that are put forward for using a mixed methods approach. These include the triangulation, complementarity, development, initiation, and evaluation designs. Strategies utilized for mixing qualitative and quantitative data and analytical procedures will be explored for the examples. The presentation should help generate ideas for a mixed method research project as well as to clarify if an idea fits within the standard purposes offered for conducting mixed method research. 

REGISTER AT THIS LINK

Research Associate Position

 The University of Michigan Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is currently seeking a research associate to serve as study coordinator for a qualitative (and mixed method) project funded by the Department of Defense. The study is entitled “Neurogenic Bowel and Bladder Management After Spinal Cord Injury: Examining Factors Involved in Successful Decision-Making Processes” and designed as a follow-up study of our previous work on quality of life in bladder and bowel care for veterans and civilians with a spinal cord injury. This position will be located at the department offices on Eisenhower Parkway in Ann Arbor. The employee will work under the supervision of faculty principal investigator and co-investigators. The project begins in October 2017, is 32 hrs/wk, and will run for three years.

 

 Key responsibilities include:

 

·       Managing the day-to-day operations of study

·       Recruitment and screening of participants, including community outreach

·       Administering informed consent

·       Qualitative and quantitative data collection

·       Data management and quality assurance

·       Record keeping and IRB management

 

Key qualifications include:

·       BA (or MA) in a social science with qualitative background

·       1-3 years related work experience

·       Comfort with talking about sensitive health issues with study participants

·       Experience working with NVivo qualitative analysis software

 

A full description of the position, including additional responsibilities and qualifications, as well as a link to apply, can be found at the University of Michigan’s career website - http://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/147314/research_area_specialist_assoc_term_limited

 Additional questions about the position can be directed to Dr. Edward Rohn – ejrohn@med.umich.edu

Call for Manuscripts for a Special Issue on Mixed Methods in Educational Technology in Higher Education

Title: Mixed Methods Research in Educational Technology in Higher Education

Journal: International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education (http://educationaltechnologyjournal.springeropen.com/about)

Editors: Drs. Sergi Fàbregues, Open University of Catalonia; Nataliya V. Ivankova, University of Alabama at Birmingham; José F. Molina-Azorin, University of Alicante; Julio Meneses, Open University of Catalonia

Call: The purpose of this special issue is to highlight the use of mixed methods research (MMR) in the field of educational technology in higher education. It is expected that the selected papers will provide educational technology researchers with a better understanding of how to design and conduct MMR studies, as well as how the use of MMR will deepen understanding in their topics of inquiry. Potential topics include, but are not limited to: (a) methodological and/or theoretical manuscripts addressing topics such as: the prevalence of MMR studies in educational technology in higher education, the contribution MMR makes, the philosophical issues related to MMR, or discussions about procedural aspects of MMR within the field (e.g. types of designs, sampling strategies, approaches to data analysis, or quality issues); and (b) empirical manuscripts that use MMR in educational technology in higher education.

Deadline for Full Manuscripts: 1 October, 2017

Information for Authors:

Submitted manuscripts will be evaluated on the basis that: (a) they fit the definition of MMR stated above, (b) they show methodological quality and originality, and (c) they contribute to improve our understanding and practice of MMR.

Information about Submissions:

Before submitting your manuscript, please ensure you have carefully read the submission guidelines for International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education. The complete manuscript should be submitted through the International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education submission system. To ensure that you submit to the correct thematic series please select the appropriate thematic series in the drop-down menu upon submission. In addition, indicate within your cover letter that you wish your manuscript to be considered as part of the thematic series on 'Mixed Methods Research in Educational Technology in Higher Education'. All submissions will undergo rigorous peer review and accepted articles will be published within the journal as a collection.

Contact Information:

For editorial enquiries please contact educationaltechnologyjournal@springeropen.com

Webpage:

http://educationaltechnologyjournal.springeropen.com/mmrethe

Elizabeth Creamer will offer on November 8, 2017 (4:30-6:00) a Skill Building Workshop: Using Mixed Methods to Develop a Grounded Theory from Evaluation Data at the American Evaluation Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.

Presenters: Tony Onwuegbuzie

Date: Two days • Wednesday, September 20 & 27, 2 pm - 3 p.m. EST

Sponsor: Textbook & Academic Authors Association

Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie is professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at Sam Houston State University, where he teaches doctoral-level courses in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed research. He is also a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg. With a current h-index of 81, he has secured the publication of more than 400 works, including more than 300 journal articles, 50 book chapters, and 5 books. He has also delivered more than 950 presentations and 200 methodological workshops worldwide and more than 50 keynote addresses across six continents. He has received numerous outstanding paper awards. As former editor of Educational Researcher (ER), he was part of the team that secured a first impact factor of 3.774. Currently, he is editor-in-chief of the mixed methods journal, International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches, and a co-editor of Research in the Schools. His mixed research article published in ER has been the most read for the past 10 years, and currently is one of the most cited ER articles ever.  Also, one of his mixed research articles published in the Journal of Mixed Methods Research (JMMR) is the most cited JMMR article ever. He is immediate past president of the Mixed Methods Research International Association.

Information:

In virtually every institution of higher education in the United States and beyond, faculty publishing is used not only as an index of productivity that is employed by administrators to make decisions on faculty about tenure, promotion, and merit pay increases, but it is also used as an index of departmental, collegial, and institutional prestige. Unfortunately, a large percentage of faculty have never had an article published or have had very few articles published. Thus, it is clear that many faculty members need guidance as to how to increase their levels of productivity.

With these points in mind, the overall goal of this two-part webinar is to provide a meta-framework for publishing that contains steps that are continuous, iterative, interactive, holistic, dynamic, and synergistic. Specifically, in the first webinar, Onwuegbuzie will summarize 30 steps to publishing. In the second webinar, he will outline strategies for helping authors secure impactful publications—which represent publications that advance the field. Both these webinar sessions are applicable for all emergent scholars—including doctoral students—who would like to learn how to secure quality publications. Also, these sessions are useful for beginning faculty members and experienced faculty members alike.

Link: Join this presentation by registering at http://www.taaonline.net/a-30-step-guide-to-publishing-in-scholarly-journals?mc_cid=a89acd2a07&mc_eid=9be4dbc768