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A
CALL FOR COLLABORATIVE SITES
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the Cooperative Site Registration Form
The participation of delegates from around
the world in the Congress of Qualitative Inquiry has been integral
to the growth of the congress, and its stature as a truly international meeting of
scholars. We are truly grateful for this support and participation.
As the Congress
has grown and developed, so too has the Center for Qualitative Inquiry
and the International Institute for Qualitative Inquiry, the independent
non-profit that oversees the Congress. Our shared goals involve leadership,
advocacy and collaboration in the use of qualitative research for
social justice purposes. With Left Coast Press we have launched the
International Review of Qualitative Research (IRQR).
The International
Review of Qualitative Research encourages the use of critical,
experimental and traditional forms of qualitative inquiry in the interests
of social justice. We seek works that are both academically sound
and partisan, works that offer knowledge-based radical critiques of
social settings and institutions while promoting human dignity, human
rights, and just societies around the globe. Submissions to the journal
are judged by the effective use of critical qualitative research methodologies
and practices for understanding and advocacy in policy arenas, as
well as clarity of writing and willingness to experiment with new
and traditional forms of presentation. Linked to the annual Congress
for Qualitative Inquiry, much of the journal’s content will be drawn
from presentations and themes developed from these international meetings.
Attendees of the 2008 Congress will receive an annual subscription
as part of their registration fees.
Left Coast Press
is also publishing an annual volume based on plenary and keynote addresses
from each Congress. Previous volumes include Qualitative Inquiry
and the Conservative Challenge (2006),and Ethical Futures in
Qualitative Research (2007. Attendees at the 2008 Congress will
receive a copy of the third volume in the series, Qualitative Inquiry
and the Politics of Evidence (2008).
The Congress is now
at the next stage of development--expanding our international presence.
We want a global network of interconnected Collaborating Sites (CS).
Part of our original mandate, beyond the scholarly promotion of qualitative
research on a global scale, is the creation of a working structure
that routinely places qualitative researchers in closer contact with
one another. To this end we are seeking strategic partners, persons
located at collaborating sites who will establish links back to IIQI.
This is an open invitation to all delegates to become part of this
global network by self-nomination.
Our view of collaborative
sites draws on the model of cooperating sites developed and used by
the International Institute of Qualitative Methodology. A Collaborating
Site (CS) develops its own initiatives for expanding qualitative inquiry
and its potential for social justice (see attached document). Each
site develops a web page which is linked to the IIQI website (qi2008.org).
The CS lists local faculty involved in qualitative research, along
with their research interests, and provides information about upcoming
workshops, seminars, conferences and other programs in the local area.
By making this information available through the web, it is our hope
to build a strong network of researchers worldwide.
If you accept this
invitation, we would like your response to the Registration
form by December 31 , 2008. (We are happy to assist you in filling
out this Registration
form).We want to print the names and addresses of Collaborating
Sites in the 2008 Congress Program. We plan to have an international
town hall meeting at the 2008 Congress, where representatives from
CSs can meet and share experiences and information.
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