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RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2011, London, 31 August - 2 September 2011
Start2Finish: Advancing the field of Qualitative Methodologies Research (QMR)
Organised by: Chantal Hales, Rachel Mulhall, Georgina Henricksen (GEES, The University of Birmingham)
Sponsored by: The Economic Geography Research Group
Qualitative Research Methodologies are mix-method approaches being widely used by novice and early career researchers across a wide range of disciplines including Geography. Despite the widely available text on qualitative methodologies, there is continuing evidence to suggest that novice researchers are still encountering difficulties/handicaps and insecurities during the research process. Start2Finish is a supportive, accessible and friendly network of novice and early career researchers interested in sharing ideas on and debating issues around qualitative research methodologies. The group was born from a conference and a workshop involving both Doctoral Researchers and Academics during which a number of emerging issues and were highlighted.
This session seeks to bring together papers that explore the dynamics of conducting qualitative research theoretically and empirically in order to move geographical debates and understanding about the processes of conducting research forward. Papers are sought from Early Career Researchers carrying out qualitative studies employing methods such as: action research, case studies, ethnography, grounded theory within the disciplines of Economic Geography, and using software tools expressly for the qualitative researcher. Papers on new and innovative approaches in qualitative research are particularly welcome. However the session also welcomes papers which explore qualitative research methodologies from an overseas perspective and those that discuss methodological challenges novice researchers face. Doctoral researchers who cannot present full papers are also invited to present their latest findings, if their abstract is accepted.
Please send your abstract of approximately 250 words no later than February 10th to Chantal Hales ([log in to unmask],) or Rachel Mulhall ([log in to unmask]). Include your affiliation, email etc
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