Seventh
International Strategies in Qualitative Research Conference
Van Mildert College, University of Durham (UK)
13 – 15 September 2006
Revised
Conference Programme
Monday
(11 September 2006) pre-conference workshops
09:30 to 17:00
1) Introduction to NVivo 7 (day 1) : Kristi Jackson and
Paul Dempster
2) NVivo Masterclass : Silvana di Gregorio with Pat Bazeley
Tuesday
(12 September 2006) pre-conference workshops
09:30 to 17:00
1) Introduction to NVivo 7 (day 2) : Kristi Jackson and
Paul Dempster
2) Mixed Methods : Pat Bazeley (am)
3) ‘Writing it up’: strategies and standards
for writing your NVivo project : Lyn Richards and Silvana di Gregorio
(pm)
Wednesday
(13 September 2006) pre-conference workshops
09:30 to 12:00
1) Assessment Innovations using NVivo 7 : Dan Kaczynski
2) Moving up from N6/NVivo 2 to NVivo 7 : Christina Silver
and Clare Tagg
Wednesday
(13 September
2006)
9:30 – 12:15
Arrival and registration of conference delegates
(registration will take place in Van Mildert’s
entrance lobby)
12:15 – 13:30
Lunch
Venue: Van Mildert's Dining Hall (where all meals will be
taken)
13:30 – 15:00
Opening of the conference by Dr Lydia
Martens (The conference organiser)
Venue: Ustinov Room
followed by
Opening Keynote by Lyn Richards (Founder
of QSR)
Farewell to the Lone Ranger? On the trend to Big
and Team research (with software, of course), and the
future of 'qualitative'
15:00 – 15:30
Coffee & Tea
15:30 – 17:30
Paper session 1a : Theory, Method and
Software
Venue: Ustinov Room
Sandra Spickard Prettyman : Ethics, Technology and
Qualitative Research: Thinking through the implications of
new technologies
Karin Fisher : Challenges and experiences using grounded
theory and NVivo
Andy King : Solving the researcher’s dilemma? Doing
it ‘quick and dirty’ and ‘slow and
methodical’
Karen Buchanan : From Grounded Theory & Discourse
Analysis to Political Ecology and claim-making in
socio-environmental conflicts
16:30 – 17:30
Paper Session 1b: Communicating
Research with Software
Venue: Combination Room
Janice Fong : Exploring the use of QSR software for
understanding quality – from a research
funder’s perspective
Chih Hoong Sin : Using QDAS in the production of policy
evidence by non-researchers: strengths, pitfalls and
implications for consumers of policy evidence
Garcia-Varela et al. : Analysing educational dialogue using
NVivo7 : Children and families sharing ‘new
literacy’ practices
18:00 – 19:30
Evening Dinner
Venue: Van Mildert's Dining Hall
19:30 – 20:15
Guided Walking Tour of Durham’s City Centre
with Blue Badge Guide Jan Williams
(This
tour is limited to 30 delegates on a first come, first
serve basis. Please book yourself a place by signing up at
the registration desk. The tour leaves from Van
Mildert’s entrance lobby at the stated
time)
Evening free (Van Mildert’s bar will
be open till 11 pm)
Thursday
(14 September 2006)
8:00 – 10:00
Registration of delegates
(registration will take place in Van Mildert’s
entrance lobby)
09.00-11.00
Paper & Panel Session 2a: Exploring the forces
of application-sharing technologies upon NVivo: Promoting
and Supporting adoption
Venue: Ustinov Room
Dan Kaczynski, Linda Gilbert & Melissa Kelly
Crossing the Chasm: How do users of technology approach
adoption?
Utilizing Application-Sharing Technologies in Qualitative
Research: Considerations and Implications for Integration
Distance sharing technologies: academics and trainers
shaping future mainstream adoption of NVivo
followed by
Panel Discussion : Tools and Practice for Virtual
Teamwork using a software package
Led by Silvana di Gregorio
Paper Session 2b: Communicating Research with
Software
Venue: Combination Room
Stuart Paul Robinson : Brain-based Learning and NVivo
Training : A critical Connection
Karin Fisher & Trish Thornberry : Wanted : Support
mechanisms for NVivo in rural areas
Clare Tagg & Sarah Millar et al. : Early Adopters of
NVivo 7
11:00 –
11:30 Coffee & Tea
11:30 – 12:45
Plenary by Pat Bazeley (Research Support
Pty. Limited)
Many pathways, one package: using NVivo for
different methodological purposes
Venue: Ustinov Room
12:45 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:30
Paper Session 3a : Demonstrating & recognising
‘quality’ in qualitative research using QSR
software
Venue: Ustinov Room
Silvana di Gregorio : Research
design issues for software users
Helen Marshall : What examiners like in a qualitative
thesis and how software can help us deliver it
Linda Gilbert : Tools and Trustworthiness: a historical
perspective
Paper Session 3b: Managing ‘big’
qualitative projects
Venue: Combination Room
1. Jessica Vince & Sara Butler : Managing Large-scale
qualitative research – two case studies
2. Susan Berkowitz, Karla Eisen & Izabella Zandberg :
Using Nvivo software as part of a multi-team analysis of in
depth interview data in a mixed methods evaluation
3. David Woods : The qualitative analysis of video and
audio using Transana
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee &
tea
16:00 – 17:00
Discussion led by Adam Long
(QSR Software Development Director)
Venue: Ustinov Room
Future technology directions and their implications for
your research
17:00 – 18:15
Roundtable Discussions
Venue: Ustinov, Combination and Lake View
Rooms
Topics to be confirmed. Sign in at reception desk.
18:15 – 19:00
Pre dinner drinks in the Senior Common
Room
19:00 – 20:30
Conference Dinner in Van Mildert's Dining
Hall
20:30 onwards
Bubbling Puddle of Custard
Comic, magical, juggling extravaganza led by our very own
Paul Dempster and requiring intensive participation. Cannot
be missed!!
Friday
(15 September 2006)
9:00 – 10:45
Paper & Panel session 4: The Relationship
Node
Venue: Ustinov Room
Duncan Branley : Only Connect! Only Relate!
followed by
Panel discussion about the new NVivo 7 relationship
node
Panel members : Lyn Richards, Duncan Branley, Clare Tagg,
Linda Gilbert
10:45 –
11:15 Coffee & Tea
11:15 – 12:15
Questions to QSR
Chair: Dan Kaczynski
Venue: Ustinov Room
12:15– 13:15
Lunch
13:15 – 14:30
Closing Plenary by Chris Thorn (Director,
Technical Services, Winconsin Center for Education
Research)
Are we there yet? - Growing maturity in qualitative
tools and methods
Venue: Ustinov Room
Conference closes
14:30 – 15:00
Coffee & Tea
15:00
Conference Committee meeting