Important Qualitative Research Web Sites

Qualitative Research Resources on the Internet

Developed and maintained by Ron Chenail, Ph.D., of Nova Southeastern University. Probably the most comprehensive qualitative research Web site to date.

Qualitative Research Site

Developed and maintained by Bobbi Kerlin, Ph.D., Portland State University.

QualPage: Resources for Qualitative Research

Developed and maintained initially by Judy Norris, R.N., Ph.D., retired, University of Alberta, Canada. Now located at the University of Georgia and managed by Judith Preissle, Ed.D..

Other Qualitative Research Organizations

Association for Qualitative Research (AQR)

La Trobe University, Australia

AQR: Association for Qualitative Research

United Kingdom. An organization geared toward practitioners.

The Grounded Theory Institute

Affiliated with Barney G. Glaser, Ph.D.

Qualitative Interest Group (QUIG)

University of Georgia--Athens. Sponsors the Annual Conference on Interdisciplinary Studies.

Qualitative Research Consultants Association (QRCA)

Camden, TN

Qualitative Research Discussion Forums

From Bobbi Kerlin's' Qualitative Research Site

Qualitative Research Conference Announcements

From QualPage

Qualitative Research Publishers

AltaMira Press

A division of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. See especially Fields We Publish In: Research Methods.

Harvard Education Publishing Group

Publisher of the Harvard Education Review, the Harvard Education Letter, and books under the Harvard Education Press imprint.

Sage Publications

For Books: From All Subjects list, choose "Research Methods & Evaluation." On next screen, click on Qualitative Research" link.

Qualitative Research Journals

Journals that focus on qualitative research as well as journals receptive to publishing qualitative research

This list was derived primarily from (a) Judith Preissle's List of Journals Friendly to Qualitative Work, posted to QUALRS-L on September 22, 1996; and (b) Linda Wark's Qualitative Research Journals, a list published in The Qualitative Report, Volume 1, Number 4, Fall 1992 (updated October 1999). It continues to be modified.

Qualitative Data Analysis Software

Scolari: Sage Publications Software

Select the "Software by Category" link followed by the "Qualitative Research" link to view brief descriptions of available programs and links to more detailed information about each program including, in many cases, a different distributor. Software programs include ATLAS.ti, C-I-SAID, The Ethnograph, HyperRESEARCH, MAXqda, QSR N6, QSR NVivo, and winMAX.

See QualPage listing for products in addition to those identified here.