Thammasat University students interested in the allied health sciences, research approaches, publishing in scholarly journals, Asian studies, ethnography, and related subjects may find it useful to participate in a free 4-13 September Zoom Asia-Pacific Qualitative Health Research Network (AQUHN) Workshop – A Qualitative Methodology Series.
The event, starting on Wednesday, 4 September 2024 at 8am Bangkok time, is presented by the School of Nursing, the University of Hong Kong (HKU).
Students are invited to register at this link:
https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_regform.aspx?guest=Y&UEID=95936
The TU Library collection includes several books about different aspects of health research in Asia.
The event website explains:
Event Details
The Asia-Pacific Qualitative Health Research Network (AQUHN) Workshop – A Qualitative Methodology Series will be held online in September 2024:
- Wednesday, 4 September 2024, 8am
Professor Sally Thorne
The University of British Columbia, Canada
Presentation theme: Interpretive Description
- Thursday, 5 September 2024, 8am
Dr. Michael van Manen
University of Alberta, Canada
Presentation theme: Phenomenology
Friday, 6 September 2024, 8am
Professor Heidi M. Levitt
University of Massachusetts Boston, the United States of America
Presentation theme: Grounded Theory
- Wednesday, 11 September 2024, 8am
Dr. Catherine Trundle
La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Presentation theme: Ethnography
- Thursday, 12 September 2024, 8am
Emeritus Professor Amanda Kenny
La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Presentation theme: Participatory Action Research
- Friday, 13 September 2024, 8am
Professor Julianne Cheek
Østfold University College, Østfold county, Norway
Presentation theme: Qualitative Manuscript Publication
With any questions or for further information, students may write to
aquhn@hku.hk
The Asia-Pacific Qualitative Health Research Network (AQUHN) is an association of qualitative health researchers in Asia-Pacific region, based at the School of Nursing, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, but opens to qualitative researchers in the region and beyond.
Its online qualitative methodology series from 4 – 13 September 2024 is an occasion to dive into five popular healthcare methodologies and master the art of qualitative manuscript writing, guided by leading researchers.
According to its website, the primary goal of AQUHN is to:
- Enhance understanding / knowledge of qualitative research, and
- Facilitate the rigorous development of qualitative research design, among academics, clinicians and students who have an interest in healthcare research in the region.
Vision
- AQUHN will be a qualitative health research hub in the Asia-Pacific region that seeks to inspire, support, and collaborate with all those who use and strive for the betterment of qualitative health inquiry
Mission
- To promote and advocate for the rigorous use of qualitative research approaches, maximizing the impact of findings that can have a positive effect in general health.
Participating institutions include:
- The University of Hong Kong School of Nursing
- Auckland University of Technology School of Clinical Sciences
- Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Nursing
- Ewha Womans University College of Nursing
- Mahidol University Faculty of Nursing
- National Cheng Kung University Department of Nursing
- National University of Singapore Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
- Sun Yat-sen University School of Nursing
- The University of Newcastle School of Nursing and Midwifery
- Seoul National University College of Nursing
- The University of Tokyo Global Nursing Research Center
- The University of Sydney Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery
- Universitas Indonesia Faculty of Nursing
- Universiti Malaya Department of Nursing Science
- University of Wollongong School of Nursing
- Western Sydney University School of Nursing and Midwifery
- Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Some abstracts of scheduled presentations and bios of presenters:
- Topic:
Interpretive Description: An Approach to Qualitative Inquiry in the Applied and Practice Disciplines
Abstract
In this presentation, Prof. Thorne will explain the origins of interpretive description and describe the gap it is designed to fill in the lexicon of available methodological options. For disciplines whose research questions arise from the real world of applied practice, rule traditions associated with some of the more conventional methodologies can lead to study reports that lack practice relevance or knowledge translation potential. Interpretive description supports design sense according to the nature of the questions being posed and the audiences that need the answer. Through an overview of the kinds of study design decisions applied researchers may make along the course of their interpretive description studies, participants will come to better understand how to design applied qualitative studies that will produce the kinds of findings that have authenticity and credibility for their practice communities.
Bio
Prof. Sally Thorne, RN, PhD, FAAN, FCAHS, FCAN, CM is Professor Emeritus of Nursing at the University of British Columbia, Canada where she has maintained a longstanding program of substantive research in the fields of chronic illness, cancer experience, and end-of-life care as well as scholarship in the fields of philosophy of science, including the epistemological basis of disciplinary knowledge development in the health fields, and the nature of evidence claims in a complex health policy environment. […]
- Topic:
Phenomenology: Meaning, Speaking, Writing – Textuality in Phenomenological Research
Abstract
As a human science endeavour, how should we understand meaning in relation to text in phenomenological research? How should we consider the words of those whom we may observe, interview, or otherwise engage with? What weight should we give to empirical concerns in the crafting of a research text? What are the limits and possibilities for a text? In this presentation, we will approach the meaning of textuality in phenomenological research. While phenomenological research cannot be reduced to textuality, we may appreciate how through writing and reading we may gain insights and understandings for everyday and extraordinary experiences. This pairing of writing and reading should not forget that we do not get objective accounts from a text; but instead, interpretations that are both our own and also foreign to ourselves, transcending the words of a text.
Bio
Dr Michael van Manen, MD, PhD, FRCPC(Peds,NICU,CIP) is the Chair in Health Ethics, the Director of the John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta, Canada. […]
- Topic:
Qualitative Manuscript Writing: How to Increase Your Chances of Publication
Abstract
Writing a manuscript reporting qualitative research is an art. It requires thinking about what to report, how, in what depth, and in a way that the trustworthiness and significance of the research is established. Equally it requires reflexive thinking when choosing where to publish that report and why. Where we choose to publish our research (e.g. which journal) affects how we write our research as another set of considerations are introduced such as congruence with the scope of the journal, word limits, and compliance with other requirements in that journal´s guidelines. In this session we explore how to navigate these requirements when crafting a paper. We look at examples of how such navigation has, and. might be done, as well as common reasons for why papers are not deemed suitable for publication. We also discuss how to respond to reviews and revise manuscripts during the peer review process.
Bio
Prof. Julianne Cheek is currently a professor at Østfold University College, Norway.[…]
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