The Qual Report: Exploring the Depths of Qualitative Research

Ron Chenail and Dan Wulff interview Thalia Mulvihill and Raji Swaminathan about their new book Collaborative Qualitative Research (2023, Guilford). Thalia and Raji discuss their particular style of collaborating as co-authors in their writing projects. They discuss the research challenges of trying to build and support collaborative relationships with community research partners/participants while at the same time upholding established academic practices that may be very foreign to non-academic communities. They discuss the challenges of living and working with uncertainties that are endemic to collaborative projects and how collaborative approaches to qualitative research impact the types of questions that are possible and preferred. The conversation touches upon the importance of interpersonal skills of listening and blending viewpoints/agendas when embarking on collaborative research journeys. The podcast ends with a discussion of the challenges of language translation in conducting and reporting collaborative qualitative projects. The ideas explored in this conversation underscore the idea that “research is not innocent”—qualitative researchers have always known that research is a series of choices/decisions that reflect viewpoints, received knowledges, and power. Thalia and Raji’s book highlights the responsibilities of collaborative qualitative researchers to honor the multiple collaborations that are part of all research projects.

Having problems crafting your research paper’s title, abstract, and keywords? No worries, Sally, Dan, and Ron provide helpful writing tips from TQR’s Ready Review Comments resource. With their guidance, your report’s opening elements will become clear, concise, coherent, and a reading delight!

Welcome to The Qual Report! In our first official episode, we are joined by TQR Community Director Adam Rosenthal and Co-Editor-in-Chief's Ron Chenail, Sally St. George, and Dan Wulff. Join us as we touch on the beginnings of the Qualitative Repot journal back in the 90s. Ron takes us on his voyage through the 90’s and into the 2000’s. We explore what it was like to start an online journal and how Sally and Dan became part of the journey.

Welcome to our series of "You Got A Minute" Qualitative Research Tips!