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Seventeen doctoral and master’s students as well as faculty from various countries attended this past week’s Q methodology workshop at Kent State University. A brief story about the workshop is on the website of Kent State’s College and Graduate School of Education, Health, and Human Services (click on http://www.ehhs.kent.edu/ and then on “Summer Course Highlight”).…
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Ali-Reza Khoshgooyanfard’s new book, Q-Methodology (Tehran: Research Center of IRIB [Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting], 2008, ISBN: 964-7378-11-6), is the first in the Persian language (contents shown below). The book can be viewed at . Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1: An introduction to Q-methodology What is Q-methodology? Why has Q-methodology been invented? Underlying philosophical elements…
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May 14th, 2008 will mark the 106th anniversary of William Stephenson’s birth: 14 May 1902. O.L. Zagwell, Lawrence Kohlberg, & Donald J. Brenner, Introduction: William Stephenson, Science, Psychology, and Communication: Essays honoring William Stephenson, ed. Steven R. Brown and Donald J. Brenner. (New York: Teachers College Press, 1972) ix-xxv
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A new Q Conference website is now available. It brings together all the important information regarding hotel, travel, program, registration etc. for the upcoming 2008 conference. Click here to access the conference website http://qmethod.org/qconference/ Make sure you check this Q conference site regularly as information is continually updated.
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As the current Q website undergoes a transition of webmasters and web hosts, it is timely to review the content and structure of the existing site. This way, we can see which features to maintain and what new features can be added to improve the site. It is important to build a new Q website…
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Q-users in the UK and Ireland have established an informal network. The members (currently about 25 of us) range from experienced users to people who are new to Q. The group provides a way of getting together and talking Q in a supportive environment. Our meetings involve a pleasant blend of tea, Q and cakes.…
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A training workshop on Q methodology was held March 10-12 in the Miracle Grand Convention Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, and was attended by more than 30 Thai participants (plus 2 from Australia) with specializations primarily in public health, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, and agriculture, most of them involved in programs related to avian influenza…
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The seminar honoring Al Talbott has been set for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 26, 27 & 28. While not the Brazilian debut for Q, it will be an ideal opportunity to display Q methodology. Prof. Gustavo Said, organizer for the seminar, wishes to invite papers addressing * Talbott’s contributions to Q-Methodology as researcher and…
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Block, Jack (2008). The Q-Sort in character appraisal: Encoding subjective impressions of persons quantitatively. American Psychological Association
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Valaitis, Ruta, Noori Akhtar-Danesh, Kevin Eva, Anthony Levinson, and Bruce Wainman (2007). Pragmatists, positive communicators, and shy enthusiasts: Three viewpoints on Web conferencing in health sciences education. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 9(5), e39 . Abstract Background: Web conferencing is a synchronous technology that allows coordinated online audio and visual interactions with learners logged in to…