25th Annual Conference for the Scientific Study of Subjectivity in St. Louis, Missouri

October 8-10, 2009

St. Louis, Missouri

Diane Montgomery (Oklahoma State) presented a basic Q workshop on Thursday afternoon for students and interested professionals. Registrants could attend the half-day pre-conference workshop without registering for the entire ISSSS conference.

Dr. Montgomery’s presentation discussed basic Q concepts involved in creating Q sorts, and she discussed how to choose factors with factor analysis techniques generally employed by Q researchers. Her approach involved multi-media techniques and she effectively removed the mystery surrounding the selection of factors which provide insight into the questions posed by researchers.

The traditional conference opening reception was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Thursday evening.

Friday morning featured a 25th anniversary panel discussing the history of the meeting from its beginnings at the School of Journalism, University of Missouri. Both Brenner and Rob Logan, host of the Bethseda conference, moderated the panel.

Friday night banquet keynoter was Don Brenner, retired Univ. of Missouri journalism professor, who was a faculty colleague of William Stephenson. Brenner served as the first president of ISSSS.

On Sunday morning, interested registrants could board a bus for a two-hour trip to Columbia, Mo. to visit the house of William Stephenson and family. Our host was Stephenson’s daughter, Mariel, who also attended the conference along with other family members.

Thursday – October 8th, 2009

1:00	ISSSS Conference Welcome
1:15-2:30	Q Methodology Workshop Presiding – Dr. Diane Montgomery, Oklahoma State University
2:30-2:45	Q Workshop Refreshments
2:35-4:00	Q Workshop continues
4:30-5:30	Meet members of the Operant Subjectivity Team
6:00-8:00	ISSSS Conference Reception w/Cash Bar

Friday – October 9th, 2009

9:00-9:15	ISSSS Conference Welcome/Announcements
9:15-10:30	ISSSS History Plenary: “ISSSS’ Origins & Aspirations”
10:45-12:15	Concurrent Sessions
	Session 1A	Session 1B
	International Communication Perspectives Chair: John Carr	Health & Nutrition Perpectives Chair: Noori Akhtar-Danesh
	A Q-Methodological Study of Quality Communication In Organizational Leadership John Carr University of Technology, Sydney, AU	A Review of the Use of Q-Methodology in Health Research Noori Akhtar & Andrea Bauman McMaster University, CA
	A Study on Adopting Factors of IPTV Users: Live Channels and VOC Uses Hung Kyu Kim & Young Phil Yoon Hankuk University, KOR	The Type of Hope Among Korean Elderly Keum-Sook Kim Eulji University, KOR
	The Virtuous Communicator: Quality Communication and Character Strength and Values John Carr University of Technology, Sydney, AU	Evaluation of an Online Community of Practice for Street and Outreach Nurses Noori Akhtar-Danesh, Ruta Valaitis, Dyanne Semogas & Sally Binks McMaster University, CA, with Fiona Brooks, University of Hertfordshire, UK
	The Impact of Visual Images on non-U.S. Citizen’ Attitudes about the United States Olga Zatepilina & Dennis F. Kinsey Syracuse University	Graduate Nutrition Students Beliefs about Childhood Obesity Norma DeVault
12:15-1:30	Enjoy Local St. Louis Luncheon Cuisine
1:30-3:00	Concurrent Sessions
	Session 2A	Session 2B
	College Student Perspectives Chair: April Nauman	Public Policy Perspectives Chair: Stephen Jeffares
	Satisfaction of Employers for Agricultural Graduates: Perspectives for the Future Virginia Gravina University of Uruguay	Interpreting a Rural Quality of Life with Q Methodology Stephen Jeffares, Annie Austin, Corrine Williams, and Sarah Griffith
	We’re All on Differnet Pages: Multiple Perspectives of What Makes Writing ‘Good’ and Implications for Writing Instructions April Nauman & Terry Stirling ¹, and Arlene Borthwick ² Northeastern Ill. Univ ¹ and National-Louis Univ ²	The Effect of Local Climate Change Impact Information on Attitudes about Climate Change Policy Marsha Walton & John Gowdy
	An Exploration of the Subjective Understanding of the Purpose of a College Education Larry Bass¹ & Dan Thomas² Valparaiso University¹, Wartburg College,²	Collaborative Planning, Action Research, and Public Policy Decision-Making Perry D. Gross
	Perceptions of Successful College Students Toward Achievment Motivation Experiences Angela Watson Oklahoma State University	Q Methodology to Measure Learning in a Stakeholder Dialogue on Bio-Energy in the Netherlands Eefje Cuppen
3:00-3:15	Conference Refreshments
3:15-4:45	Concurrent Sessions
	Session 3A	Session 3B
	International Perspectives Chair: Hung Kyu Kim	Family Perspectives Chair: Susan Corr
	Relationships Between General Attitudes toward PSAs and Attitudes toward National Issue Advertisements Hung Kyu Kim & Wonjoo Choi	A Q Methodology Study to Establish Parents’ Views of Family Support Interventions Susan Corr Oklahoma State University, United States
	Why People Participate in Festivals Hung Kyu Kim & Se Jung Oh	Working with Young Children of Divorce – Daycare Staffs’ Subjective Experiences Klara Overland
	Comparing the Comparisons: Unique v. Identical Q Samples in Cross-National Research Bedriye Aysuda Koleme	Perceptions of Need and Family Functioning J. William Hitchcock & Diane Montgomery
	The Psychological Factors of Roh Moo-Hyun Syndrome Hung Kyu Kim & Se Jung Oh
6:30-9:30	ISSSS Awards Buffet w/cash bar Keynote Speaker – Dr. Donal Brenner, professor emeritus, The Missouri School of Journalism

Saturday – October 10th, 2009

9:00-10:30	Concurrent Sessions
	Session 4A	Session 4B
	Q Perspectives Chair: James M. Good	Faith Based Perspectives Chair: John D. Hathcoat
	William Stephenson’s Self-Psychology and the Centrality of the Single Case James M. Good	Exploring the Meaning of Pastoral Counseling Wairimu W. Mutai
	The Quantization of Subjectivity Steven R. Brown & James C. Rhoades, Jr.	Perceptions of Adults Attending Church toward Place and Sense of Community Sheri Worth
	Lucy, the Barracuda, and the MS Patient: Exploring Alternative Ego-States in a Single Case Dan B. Thomas	Something Old, Something New: The Faith Q Sort David M. Wulff
	Subjectivity and Meaning Amanda Wolfe	Answering the Challenge of Measuring Personal Epistemology: A Q Method Approach John D. Hathcoat & Diane Montgomery
10:30-10:45	Conference Refreshments
10:45-12:15	Concurrent Sessions
	Session 5A	Session 5B
	Motivational Perspectives Chair: Mary Waters	Methodological Perspectives Chair: Susan Ramlo
	Parental Ethnotheories of the Immigrant Parents from India Aesha John	The Q Sort from Hell: Troublesome Data Processing Issues Roland Arter
	Perceptions of School Counselors toward Their Roles as Social Justice Educators and Advocates: A Q Method Mary Waters & Diane Montgomery	Q Methodology: A Preexisting Paradigm in a New Age of Mixed Research Methods Susan Ramlo & Isadore Newman
	The Meaning of Motivation for At-Risk Youth Amy Barnett & John Randall Barnett	My First Q Study Investigating Student Views about the Use of Instructional Technology and Lessons John Nichols
	Motivational Styles of Drug Court Participants Johnny Kirk	Fantasies and Foundations of Partnership: Applications of the Q Metholodgy Approach Stephen Jeffares
12:15-1:30	ISSSS Business Meeting w/box lunch ISSSS President Noori Akhtar-Danesh, presiding
1:30-3:15	Concurrent Sessions
	Session 6A	Session 6B
	Environmental Perspectives Chair: Garrett Hutson	Political Science Perspectives Chair: Dan B. Thomas
	Percepstions of Forest Recreationists toward Nature Settings Garrett Hutson & Diane Montgomery	What Were They Thinking? Investigating Voter Intentions & Interpretations of the Obama Victory in ’08 Dan B. Thomas & Larry Bass
	Perceptions of Risks and Benefits of an Outdoor Adventure Experience Witney Ward	Not So Black and White: Using Q Method Analysis to Determine the Perceptions of Race in Memphis, TN Katherine Mae Wiederhold
	Views on Grizzly Bear Management in the Banff-Bow Valley: A Before and After Study Jutta Kolhi & Murray B. Rutherford
3:15-3:30	Conference Refreshments
3:30-4:45	Concurrent Sessions
	Session 7A	Session 7B
	Media Perspectives Chair: Michael Stricklin	Teaching Perspectives Chair: Joseph A. Meloche
	Rush Limbaugh: A Study of Political Communication Justin Erickson, Abhay Nadipuram, & Dan B. Thomas	The Chemistry of Innovation: Using Q to Enhance Innovation Efforts in Academic Chemistry Angela Shartrand & Ricardo Gomez
	Patterns of Negative Expectations of Mass Media in a Municipal Election Campaign Michael Stricklin, Gustavo Fortes Said, Antonio Ricardo Almeida, & L. Woods Stricklin	A Q Method Study on What Is Important for Collaborative Practices in School Classrooms Joseph Meloche & Naoto Ogawa
	Politically Correcting theMedia: Examining the Assessment of the New Yorker’s Obama Cartoon Jason Zenor	In-Service Science Teachers Views About Learning Physics Susan Ramlo & John Nicholas
		Perceptions of Self-Efficacy Agricultural Education Student Teachers Have toward Teaching Sheyenne Krysher