Welcome to the Qualitative Research in Education Home Page! Here are a few links that may be of interest to people interested in learning more about employing qualitative or naturalistic research strategies in educational research and evaluation. This page provides a selected list of resources for qualitative researchers, including links to information on qualitative data analysis software programs, professional association and conference information, and other useful and interesting spaces on the internet.

For information about the qualitative research courses I teach here at UNM, please visit my Qualitative Research Courses page.

Resources for Qualitative Researchers

The Qualitative Cafe Developed within the University of New Mexico School of Nursing and Health Sciences Center, this site serves researchers and students interested in qualitative research. It provides links, bibliographies, articles, proposals, a "volunteer" grid, and announcements of interest to qualitative researchers at UNM.

QUAL PAGE Resources for qualitative researchers. Created by Judy Norris, now at the University of Georgia and managed by Judith Pressley.

QDA Software Information. Information on qualitative data analysis software programs; sponsored by the University of Georgia.

The CAQDAS Networking Project. An academic (non-commercial) site providing information on qualitative data analysis software programs. Sponsored by British Economic and Social Research Council.

Qualitative Research Online Course Syllabi Online course syllabi representing many fields of specialization. Ron Chenail, Nova Southeastern University. Ron has edited an "open access" qualitative research journal since 1990.

The Centre for Qualitative Research provides access to conference information, research centers, publications, and online resources of interest to qualitative researchers. Sponsored by Bournemouth University, UK. A very accessible, useful resource!

Kathryn's Qualitative Software Links. Provides lists of websites and online articles about qualitative data analysis software.

Ethnograph 5.0. Information on the latest version of a well known software program used for analyzing qualitative data.

N6/ N-VIVO. Information about another well known and widely used qualitative data analysis software program.

Atlas.ti. Visual qualitative data analysis and model-building software program information.

HyperRESEARCH. This well-designed qualitative data analysis software product, like all products, helps qualitative researchers code and retrieve data, build theories, and analyze data. This program has multimedia capability, allowing researchers to integrate text, graphics, audio, and video sources into your analytical process. A version is available for MACs as well as that other platform.

Qualitative Data Analysis Overview. A listing of qualitative data analysis software programs presented by Qualitative Research and Consulting (QUARC).

Sage Publications Online. Publisher of qualitative research texts and the journal, Qualitative Inquiry.

AltaMira Press. Publisher of a wide variety of qualitative research texts and mongraphs.

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. Offers a free contents service for advanced information about forthcoming papers via email.

QUIG. Qualitative research interest group, University of Georgia, last conference overview. The Quig Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies Conference has been discontinued.

Council on Anthropology and Education Home Page. Includes information on the bylaws, officers, and publications of the CAE.

Anthropology and Education Quarterly Online Book Reviews and other publications You will find reviews of recent qualitative research monographs, as well as more theoretical and technical works at this location. For example, my review of Amit and Rapport's The Trouble with Community is available at this "open access" site.

The Proposal in Qualitative Research. Paper by Anthony W. Heath.

Qualitative Research in the Psychological Sciences Bibliography (PDF file, 4 pages)

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