"The Focus Group Method: Mitigating Moderator Bias" - The focus group moderator can negatively impact the quality of data and therefore the credibility of the research outcomes via a variety of ways that may distort the data. bit.ly/4gcmmcb #totalqualityframework
“A much-needed, path-breaking book” - Award-winning book with examples of studies from a wide range of disciplines illustrate the strengths, limitations, and applications of a quality approach w/in six primary #qualitative methods bit.ly/QualityQR #totalqualityframework
Don't miss the DC @aapor.bsky.social webinar with authors from four articles in the POQ Special Issue - #Qualitative Research: Advancing the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Thursday, April 30, 2026 | 10:00–11:30 a.m. ET
FREE for all AAPOR members - Registration: www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-publi...
"Re-considering the Question of 'Why'" - #Qualitative researchers gain profound insight on the lived experience, but rarely from the question of "why." Here are four reasons to consider asking what, when, where, who, how – & sometimes, why. bit.ly/QuestionOfWhy
📢Registration for our 2026 conference at @duquesneuniversity.bsky.social is now open! A not-to-be-missed conference with keynote speakers Joseph Gone and @saramcclelland.bsky.social Please go to www.sqip.org/registration to register. See you in July!
"Pigeonholing Qualitative Data: Why #Qualitative Responses Cannot Be Quantified" — Unlike the structured environment of survey research, qualitative data is the product of a host of contextual variables that influence outcomes in any number of ways bit.ly/3kCqQy3
🚨URGENT ACTION ALERT🚨 Tell Congress to Save NSF's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate!
Write to your House Representative and Senators TODAY to share your concerns and urge them to act ➡️ cossa.org/action-cente...
#WhySocialScience #SaveSBE
"#Qualitative Analysis: ‘Thick Meaning’ by Preserving Each Lived Experience" — Not codes or clips but the personal context of the experiences, thoughts, and ideas we uncover allow researchers to build a thick stew of meaning within and across participants bit.ly/2IA1y3H
🔆The Spring 2026 SQIP Newsletter has arrived!
In this issue, you will
▶️ Discover more information about the SQIP 2026 conference
▶️ Hear from the current SQIP president @seamusapower.bsky.social & the president-elect, Irene Strasser
▶️ Find so much more!
Enjoy! www.sqip.org/post/spring-...
🏆The 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 recognizes outstanding dissertations that make significant contributions to qualitative research methods.
We celebrate @jwlee9209.bsky.social (@uwmadison.bsky.social) & the study on "Transness is Our Salve" for receiving this honor.
Fast and cheap. Fast and cheap. I heard that throughout my years in marketing research. My paced, quality approach is not what many wanted to hear, but others got it and reaped the rewards.
🏆 The 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 recognizes exceptional early career scholars whose work significantly advances qualitative research.
We celebrate Zenobia Morrill, PhD (@williamjamesedu.bsky.social) for receiving this honor for exceptional contributions
"Contextual Analysis: A Fundamental Attribute of #Qualitative Research" — Contextual, multilayered analysis plays a central, fundamental role in qualitative research to ensure quality analytical outcomes and interpretations. t.ly/H3YSr #totalqualityframework
📢 Speaker Series Event #2 - Intersectionality in Qualitative Inquiry and Mixed Methods Designs: Advancing Socially Just Research - Featuring @jionilewis.bsky.social
Free event for anyone interested in equity-focused scholarship. Saturday, April 11, 2026 9am-10am PT bit.ly/speakerserie...
"Being Human: The Participant-Researcher Relationship in Qualitative Research" — The participant-researcher relationship is central to the raison d’être of #qualitative research & fundamental to the other nine unique attributes of qualitative research design bit.ly/P-Rrelations...
Our warmest congratulations to the recipients of the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐀𝐏𝐀 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟓 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬!
🏆 𝐃𝐫. 𝐃𝐄𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐇 𝐓𝐎𝐋𝐌𝐀𝐍
🏆 𝐃𝐫. 𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐀 𝐎𝐒𝐁𝐄𝐂𝐊
🏆 𝐃𝐫. 𝐙𝐄𝐍𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐀 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐋𝐋
🏆 𝐌𝐫. 𝐉𝐎𝐎𝐍𝐖𝐎𝐎 𝐋𝐄𝐄
🔗 Read more about their work here: www.sqip.org/post/2026-ap...
📚 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐅-𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐯𝐞 📚
This month’s pick is 𝑬𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒐𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒉𝒚 by Christopher N. Poulos.
Poulos invites us to turn inward—carefully, critically, and courageously. Storytelling grounded in lived experience makes it possible to trace how personal moments are shaped by broader social worlds.
"Reflections From the Field: Questions to Stimulate Reflexivity Among Researchers" - One of the biggest threats to the quality of research data is the ever-present yet rarely examined assumptions & prejudices inadvertently contributed by the researcher. bit.ly/QRreflect
The distinctive attributes & underlying complexities in #qualitative research necessitate a flexible way to focus on quality issues to examine the sources of variability and incorporate features that mitigate these effects and maximize useful outcomes. bit.ly/3A93qGY
"Validity, Bias, & Context Considerations Are Fundamental to the Value of Qualitative Research: Three Compilations" - Drawing attention to the idea that basic research principles apply to all research, including qualitative research with its many unique attributes bit.ly/4bCpAVC
🔍 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐃/𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐘 𝐈𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐂𝐔𝐒: 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝘀
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴?
Decolonial methods invite researchers to question whose knowledge counts and whose voices have been marginalized.
📌 Sonn and Bhatia (2025) highlight five orientations guiding this work. Scan QR code.
"Validity, Bias, & Context Considerations Are Fundamental to the Value of Qualitative Research: Three Compilations" - Drawing attention to the idea that basic research principles apply to all research, including qualitative research with its many unique attributes bit.ly/4bCpAVC
"Validity, Bias, & Context Considerations Are Fundamental to the Value of Qualitative Research: Three Compilations" - Drawing attention to the idea that basic research principles apply to all research, including qualitative research with its many unique attributes bit.ly/4bCpAVC
"#Qualitative Data Analysis: Essential Thinking to Theme Development" - Maintaining the integrity of each case embraces what is said (text) & not said (nonverbal communication) as well as other components of the research engagement such as images. t.ly/hdTbF
"The 'Quality' in Qualitative Research Debate & the Total Quality Framework" - The #TQF was designed as a flexible approach that helps #qualitative researchers think critically, in an interrelated way, about the integrity of their research from design to analysis & final reporting bit.ly/2Vgbn8v
Saturation & risking quality: "Sample Size in Qualitative Research & the Risk of Relying on Saturation" Relying on saturation to establish sample size in #qualitative research ignores the purpose & unique attributes of qualitative research, & prioritizes manifest over latent content bit.ly/2VVoZYW
As we say in "Qualitative Research: Advancing the Social and Behavioral Sciences," the true definition of #qualitative research resides in the complexity of the lived experience & the ability of the researcher to explore this complexity & make connections academic.oup.com/poq/article/...
Qualitative Psychology February Special Section: Women and NonBinary Womxn's Sexuality and Sexualization
"A Qualitative Study on Biracial Black East Asian American Women and Their Experiences of Hypersexualization" by Kalya Castillo et al. Offers novel insights psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
For download: The In-depth Interview Method bit.ly/2wzIey3 - The Focus Group Method bit.ly/3akMzCV - Qualitative Data Analysis bit.ly/2zius3I
- #Qualitative Research: Transparency & Reporting bit.ly/2Tc5IBr - Reflexivity bit.ly/2zE0BTV
The In-depth Interview Method: Key Interviewer Skills bit.ly/4oHHqej The Focus Group Method: Key Moderator Skills bit.ly/493CZG4 Ethnography: On-site Observer Skills & Considerations bit.ly/4q2R64h