Outreach to the Community of Qualitative Researchers

Creating a Dialogue - the qualres blog

After careful consideration, we decided that our search methods would be inadequate for identifying exemplarly research that uses qualitative methods to answer healthcare-related research questions.   For example using our ranking methods, older articles might be more likely to be on a list of exemplars than articles published in the last several years.

To accomplish the task of identifying exemplarly publications using qualitative research methods, a blog was created to foster dialogue and invite participation from the at-large community of qualitative researchers. 

At the site, visitors are asked to:

  • Identify exemplary qualiative research publications
  • Give feedback on our site and the information contained therein

The qualres blog is hosted on a public site and advertised by that site.  In addition, we sent a letter to a number of well-known and well-published qualitative researchers in the healthcare field, asking them to visit the blog and provide input into this project.

Click here if you are interested in participating in the Qualres Blog.

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