Asia-Pacific Qualitative
Health Research Network
Recordings
Recordings
Asia-Pacific Qualitative Health Research Network (AQUHN) workshop
Day 1: September 4. 2024 (Wednesday)
Professor
The University of British Columbia
(Hong Kong Time: 09:00-11:00 AM, UTF+8)
Topic:
Interpretive Description: An Approach to Qualitative Inquiry in the Applied and Practice Disciplines
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.
Day 2: September 5, 2024 (Thursday)
(Hong Kong Time: 09:00 – 11:00, UTC+8)
Associate Professor
University of Alberta
Topic:
Phenomenology: Meaning, Speaking, Writing – Textuality in Phenomenological Research
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.
Day 3: September 6, 2024 (Friday)
(Hong Kong Time: 09:00 – 11:00, UTC+8)
Professor
University of Massachusetts Boston
Topic:
Grounded Theory: A Critical-Constructivist Approach
This workshop provides an orientation on how to conduct critical-constructivist grounded theory (CCGT) research. Grounded theory methods are among the most commonly used qualitative methods across the social sciences because the method is amenable to a wide range of research aims. This session is appropriate for attendees who are interested in an orientation to grounded theory research and/or in using this approach within critical and constructivist qualitative research perspectives. Constructivist researchers examine the interpersonal and social creation of meaning, and critical researchers examine the influence of systems and locations related to power, privilege and oppression. The workshop will describe the central steps of CCGT in terms of research design, data collection, analysis, and writing. It teaches attendees how to tailor the use of procedures so that they become supportive of the aims in their own individual projects. Demonstrations will be given and participants will engage in exercises to practice skills.
Day 4: September 11, 2024 (Wednesday)
(Hong Kong Time: 09:00 – 11:00, UTC+8)
Senior Lecturer
La Trobe University
Topic:
Ethnography: Key Principles and Practices
This talk will discuss the key principles and practices of ethnography and offer real world examples. It will examine the key challenges of conducting ethnography, as well as strategies for communicating the value of ethnographic contributions to interdisciplinary research teams. It will also explore how rigour and quality are understood and assessed within ethnographic projects, and the value of reflexivity.
Day 5: September 12, 2024 (Thursday)
(Hong Kong Time: 09:00 – 11:00, UTC+8)
Professor
La Trobe University
Topic:
Participatory Action Research: Beyond Data Chunks to Action, Change, and Impact
Despite the collection of more and more data, failure to address the individual and societal issues that impact health has seen little gain in addressing the world’s most complex and intractable health problems. We know the problems, but they remain resistant to resolution. We address the causation of ill health in data chunks, reducing ill health to quantifiable or single factors. We ignore social complexity, fail to engage those with lived experience, fail to rapidly translate knowledge, and struggle to prove impact. Participatory Action Research, a qualitative research methodology, is a major departure from common approaches used to address complex health questions. Major change can only occur when power is shared, and people affected by complex and intractable health problems are actively engaged in solutions. Using Participatory Action Research examples, I will cover key features of the methodology and demonstrate how collaborative engagement of ordinary people in research leads to extraordinary outcomes.
Powerpoint for the Workshop (in pdf)
Day 6: September 13, 2024 (Friday)
(Hong Kong Time: 09:00 – 11:00, UTC+8)
Professor
Østfold University College
Editor-in-Chief
Qualitative Health Research
Topic:
Qualitative Manuscript Writing: How to Increase Your Chances of Publication
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.
Asia-Pacific Qualitative Health Research Network (AQUHN) Webinar
Empowering Health Narratives: Advancing Rigour and Impact in Qualitative Health Research
December 5, 2023 (Tuesday)
(Hong Kong Time: 09:00 – 10:00, UTC+8)
Adjunct Professor
University of British Columbia
Professor Emerita
University of Alberta
Topic:
How to conduct rigorous qualitative research
The first topic explores methodologies and best practices for conducting rigorous qualitative research, covering research designs, data collection techniques, and analytical approaches.
(Hong Kong Time: 09:00 – 10:00, UTC+8)
Professor
University of British Columbia
Editor-in-Chief
Global Qualitative Nursing Research
Topic:
Successful qualitative research manuscript writing
The second topic focuses on the art of successful qualitative research manuscript writing, guiding attendees through crafting compelling narratives and navigating the publication process.
December 6, 2023 (Wednesday)
(Hong Kong Time: 17:00 – 18:00, UTC+8)
Professor
Østfold University College
Editor-in-Chief
Qualitative Health Research
Topic:
Qualitative research in Mixed-methods Studies
This session introduces and explores how mixed method research and the thinking that underpins it can be put into practice and used to contribute new knowledge to an area of interest. In the session we will focus on: What is mixed methods research and how can qualitative research be part of it in a way that retains the integrity of qualitative inquiry? What will I need to think about when designing and conducting that research? Why putting an emphasis on mixing, how and why, and not just methods, matters? What are common problems in mixed methods research and how can they be navigated?
The session draws on the chapter “Designing Research Using Mixed Methods in Cheek, J and Øby, E (2023) Research Design. Why thinking about design matters. Sage, Thousand Oaks. It will be very helpful for participants to have access to that chapter and also to have read it as the point of departure for the webinar.
(Hong Kong Time: 18:00 – 19:00, UTC+8)
Professor
University of Exeter Medical School
Convenor
Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods group
Topic:
Qualitative Evidence Synthesis
The fourth and final topic covers qualitative evidence synthesis, introducing various synthesis methods and strategies for conducting high-quality evidence syntheses that contribute to healthcare policies and practices.