The QuaRC planning committee invites faculty, graduate students, and field-based practitioners to contribute to this forum. Qualitative research from any relevant field of study is welcome! Venues for finished papers, work in progress, and design development are available.

Please submit proposals as email attachments in Word or Rich Text Format (RTF) to Brenda Simms at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by October 25, 2010. An acknowledgement will be sent upon receipt.

Criteria for Proposals: Presenters must submit both a cover page including all requested information and a 250–500 word summary as detailed below. Please indicate if you need audio-visual equipment, special room setup, or accommodations for special needs of program participants.

Cover page must include:

• Name as it should appear in program
• Institutional affiliation
• Complete postal and e-mail addresses
• Work and cell or home phone numbers
• Type of presentation (see descriptions)
• Title of presentation (10 words maximum)
• Abstract (up to 150 words) to be printed in the program
• For symposia, provide names and affiliations of all authors, correspondence address (postal and e-mail), an overall abstract, as well as an abstract for each paper

Summary (250–500 words) must include:

• Research question(s) and rationale
• Theoretical frame(s)
• Method(s) of data collection/sampling
• Method(s) of data analysis
• Interpretations and findings
• References, background literature (1 additional page maximum)
• For symposia, provide an overall summary and a summary for each paper

The deadline for receiving proposals is October 25, 2010.

(You will be notified of proposal acceptance by December 15.)

Types of Presentation

Papers: Report of a completed qualitative (or mixedmethods) research project or analysis of an issue arising from research. Papers (20 minutes each) will be thematically grouped into paper sessions.

Symposium Group Presentations: Three or four presentations (e.g., research team or two presenters and one discussant) or other collaborative format (60 or 90 minutes total).

Research Roundtables: These provide an opportunity for those who have research in progress—including dissertations—to informally discuss work with a small group of conference participants.

Data Analysis Session: Data Analysis Session: Consult with experts/peers on segments of your data analysis (20 minutes for presentation and discussion). Proposals should state clear questions about data analysis; include the date to be addressed, i.e. field notes (max. 2 pages), interview transcripts (maximum 2 pages), audio or video tapes (maximum 1.5 min.), or archival documents.

Preconference Workshop

We will offer an 8-hour post conference workshop on ATLAS.ti software on Saturday, March 5 from 1:30–4:30 p.m. and on Sunday, March 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The fee for the workshop with authorized trainer, Dr. Richard Contreras, will be $170.00. Seating will be limited.

For proposal questions, contact: Dr. Wolfgang Althof at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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