ASSOCIATIONS / ORGANIZATIONS

Association for Qualitative Research
Formerly the Association for Qualitative Research Practitioners, “AQR is an international organization which aims to further the practice and study of qualitative research.” Includes information on AQR conferences and its own qualitative research journal.

Consortium for Qualitative Research Methods
Based out of Arizona State University, CQRM “promotes the teaching and use of qualitative research methods in the social sciences.” Includes information on their annual training institute where scholars teach advances qualitative methods to graduate students and junior faculty.

Cochrane Qualitative Methods Network
Based at the Public Health Resources Centre at the University Salford, UK this network is specifically targeted for those interested in the use of qualitative methods in the field of health care.

The International Institute for Qualitative Methodology
A multidisciplinary institute at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, its “primary goal is facilitating the development of qualitative research methods across a wide variety of academic disciplines.”

The CAQDAS Networking Project
Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software
A project sponsored by the UK Economic and Social Research Council, with contributions from the University of Surrey and Royal Holloway, University of London.