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An article out this month in the journal Evaluation demonstrates how Q-methodology can be used for evaluating collaboration between public service organisations. The tool in question is called POETQ (Partnership Online Evaluation Tool using Q). This is a tool that was inspired by earlier tools like FlashQ but designed to work across a range of…
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For future reference, here are some notes on what I migrated from the old qmethod.org. All content that was still hyperlinked from the websites of qmethod.org was migrated, including all (available) old conference programs, news items and resources. The Qrefs is currently being transferred to a new, permanent home and will in the meantime be…
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When we set out to rebuild qmethod.org from scratch, we knew it had to be more than just a website: qmethod.org should serve as a repository of resources on all things Q (now all migrated from the old website). qmethod.org should serve as a social network for the Q community, offering facilities for debate and interaction. qmethod.org should serve…
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It seems to me that while q-specific, Humphrey’s rule and the >2 sig. factor rule are problematic to decide on the number of retained factors, because they depend on loadings, which are available only later in the procedure and dependent on the rotation method. Instead, I suggest an additional q-specific approach, based on changes in…
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Baas, Larry R., James C. Rhoads, & Dan B. Thomas (2016, January-March). Are quests for a “culture of assessment” mired in a “culture war” over assessment? A Q-methodological inquiry. SAGE Open, 6(1), 1-17. (DOI: 10.1177/2158244015623591) Published on-line (accessible: http://sgo.sagepub.com/content/spsgo/6/1/2158244015623591.full.pdf) Abstract: The “Assessment Movement” in higher education has generated some of the most wide-ranging and heated discussions that the academy…
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Brown, S.R. (1993). A primer on Q methodology. Operant Subjectivity, 16, 91-138. The primer is also available directly here.
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Van Exel, N. Job A. & de Graaf, Gjalt (2005). Q methodology: A sneak preview.