• Discussion of Stephenson’s naming of the Studebaker Lark is in his “Homo ludens: The play theory of advertising,” Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Economiche e Commerciali, 1979, 26(7), 634-653, which is hard to find and could be scanned and made available were there interest. Contact Steven Brown for more information.

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  • Yet another book on Q methodology has recently been published: Kim, Soon Eun (2007, November). Q methodology and social sciences [in Korean]. Busan, Korea: Goldwell Publishing, Inc. 246 pp., ISBN 978-89-86305-65-4, 20,000 won (approx. $20 USD). Part 1: Theory and Practice Ch1: Theoretical Discussions Related to Q Methodology Ch2: Theoretical Background of Q Methodology Ch3:…

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  • Georgia A. Lawver McCauley (2008, June). Perceptions of clinical laboratory practitioners of clinical laboratory science student preparedness for the workplace: A Q methodological study. Doctoral dissertation, Northcentral University (Prescott Valley, AZ). Abstract: The purpose of the Q methodological study was to investigate and evaluate the viewpoints of clinical laboratory science (CLS) practitioners about the preparedness…

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  • On Monday 23rd June, the Leeds Institute of Health Sciences hosted a workshop entitled “Q Methodology in Health Research” which was led by Job van Exel from the University of Rotterdam in the Netherlands and attended by 24 researchers from around the UK. The workshop included a presentation of some of the research carried out…

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  • The current issue of The Psychologist, a publication of the British Psychological Society, summarizes the papers presented at a BPS symposium on mixed methods, one of which was on Q methodology. The full text follows: Mixed feelings about mixed methods, The Psychologist, 2008 (June), 21(6), 481. The rise of mixed-methods research-usually taken to mean the…

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  • Ramlo, Susan E., David McConnell, Zhong-Hui Duan, & Francisco B. Moore (2008, June). Evaluating an inquiry-based bioinformatics course using Q methodology. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 17(3), 219-225. Abstract: Faculty at a Midwestern metropolitan public university recently developed a course on bioinformatics that emphasized collaboration and inquiry. Bioinformatics, essentially the application of computational tools…

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  • Steven Brown (Kent State University) and James Good (University of Durham) have been invited to co-author a 4000-word entry on “Q Methodology” in the forthcoming Encyclopedia of Research Design (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2009), edited by Neil J. Salkind, University of Kansas. The Encyclopedia will appear in three volumes and will contain approximately 560 entries.…

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  • Wednesday night, June 25, the rector and academic council of the Federal University of Piaui in Teresina, Brazil, conferred the Honris Causa degree on Al Talbott before a standing-room-only audience of professors and students from across the campus. Because Talbott was unable to attend due to doctor’s orders, Mike Stricklin accepted the degree on his…

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  • On May 19 – 23, 2008 Steven Brown conducted an intersession workshop on Q-Methodology at Kent State University, through the College of Continuing Studies and under the auspices of the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services. A diverse group of 17 persons, comprised of graduate students and faculty, attended the workshop, including five from…

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  • Brown 2017 Syllabus

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