Preliminary Conference Programme
Helpful Documents
| Tuesday - September 6th, 2011 | ||
| 9:00-17:30 | Introductory Workshop (begins) Prof. Wendy Stainton Rogers (pdf) | |
| Wednesday - September 7th, 2011 | ||
| 09:00-15:30 | Introductory Workshop (Continued - began 6th...) Prof. Wendy Stainton Rogers (pdf) | |
| 16:00-16:30 | Welcome Dr Joseph Meloche: President: International Society for the Scientific Study of Subjectivity, Dr. Stephen Jeffares and Birmingham University hosts; Introducing plenary speakers (Dr. Rachel Baker) | |
| 16:30-17:00 | Plenary speaker 1 - Dr Eefje Cuppen, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. | |
| 17:00-17:30 | Plenary speaker 2 - Dr David Ockwell, University of Sussex, UK. | |
| 17:30-17:45 | Respondent - Prof Steven Brown | |
| 17:45-18:00 | Questions, Chair Dr Rachel Baker. | |
| 18:00-20:00 | Welcome canape reception & art gallery private view | |
| Thursday - September 8th, 2011 | ||
| 8:30-12:00 | Registration and Coffee | |
| 9:00-10:30 | ||
| Session 1A - Teachers' Views Chair:Sue Ramlo sramlo@uakron.edu (Read abstracts) | ||
| Teachers' positions of the inclusion and standards agendas and how they are practically implemented in tandem. Zeta Brown | ||
| Teachers' concerns and perceptions regarding children with special education needs in the bilingual elementary classroom. Martha Armida Fabela-Cardenas | ||
| Teachers' Views of Student Technology Use: Does Giftedness Matter? Toby Brown | ||
| How Beliefs Regarding the Nature Of Science Interact With Worldview Presuppositions held by Korean In-Service Science Teachers And Biologists Hang-Hwa Hong & William W. Cobern | ||
| Session 1B - Young People Chair:Kate Reid kate.reid@uhb.nhs.uk (Read abstracts) | ||
| Autonomy, Special Offers or Routines: A Q Methodological Study Into Young Peoples Alcohol Choices in North East England. Stephanie O'Neil, Rachel Baker, Janet Shucksmith, Eileen Kaner | ||
| Young people, peer influence and alcohol Janet Brandling | ||
| The Social Construction of Youth Homelessness: A Q methodology study Matthew Milne-Dymond | ||
| Session 1C - Agriculture and Environment Chair:Susan Jedeloo s.jedeloo@hr.nl (Read abstracts) | ||
| Water Culture - A Study of Alberta Irrigation Farmers Attitudes towards water Gaylene Halter | ||
| Agricultural policy issues: Using Q methodology to investigate attitudes Clare Hall | ||
| Understanding the Thinking Process Related to Green Citizenship Mary Walker | ||
| Can Q enhance the acceptance of Market-based Instruments for Environmental Objectives? Gillian Kerr | ||
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee and poster launch | |
| Posters (Read abstracts) | ||
| A Q-methodological study of male attitudes towards testicular cancer and testicular self-examination Ian Garner | ||
| Enhancing effective communication: distribution of and associations with Q-Care Profiles in adolescents with chronic conditions S. Jedeloo, A. van Staa, On Your Own Feet Research Group | ||
| Household energy consumption in the domestic built environment: what are the social factors and barriers that affect our interaction with energy? Marcos Pelenur | ||
| Exploring Chinese Medicine's Diversity Trina Ward | ||
| From Literacy Coach to e-Learning Facilitator (eLF) - Perspectives on eLF Training: A Q Methodology Study Linda J. Collins, Lori J. Vargo | ||
| A Look in the Mirror- Staff Perceptions of their own Learning Profiles at a New International Baccalaureate School: A Q Methodology Study Linda J. Collins, Kristine L. Still, Jacqueline P. Gordon, Lori J. Vargo | ||
| Stress and Part-time Undergraduate Students Leonie Siddons | ||
| Lost in Translation: Using Q Methodology in isiXHOSA Speaking Rural Communities in South Africa. Duncan, M., Sherry, K., Watson, R., Booi, M., Gcaza, S., Mckenzie, J., Coomber, K., Crankshaw; J; Marais, C-L., Lungana, M. | ||
| Attachment in Adults with intellectual disabilities; The development and preliminary validation of a new criterion Q sort scale Samantha Walker, Andrea Flood, Dougal Julian Hare | ||
| In Search of the Food Citizen: Using Q-Methodology to explore consumer choice Jacqui Greener | ||
| Perceptions of community tensions in Bournbrook: A Q-methodology Nichola Whiteman | ||
| Pick a Pebble: A study to develop understanding of the Tacit Judgement of Object Quality. David Prytherch, Andrew Saxon & Shane Walker | ||
| How do expectations from different stakeholders affect project delivery and evaluation? Sheng Hu | ||
| Online solutions for Q research enquiry involving global corporations Elise G C Crawford, Yvonne Toft, Ryan L Kift | ||
| Q Methodology - The case of hydrogen from waste Jennifer Baxter | ||
| The assent to learn Roland Arter | ||
| A Q Methodological Study of the Subjective Experience of Head and Neck Cancer Kate Reid; Derek Farrell; Carol Dealey | ||
| QAT Tim Deignan | ||
| Heterogeneity of stakeholder perceptions regarding opportunities and challenges of tackling deforestation in the tropics (selected preliminary findings of the EC funded FP7 project REDD-ALERT) Maria Nijnik, Albert Nijnik and Robin Matthews | ||
| The "Q-sortware" as a web application for Q methodology: a pilot study for personality assessment Alessio Pruneddu | ||
| On the Shared Subjectivity of Value Claims in Legal Decision and Discourse Daniel Behn | ||
| Exploring Children's 'Needs' in Cross-platform Media Environments: A Mixed Method Approach. Ashley Woodfall | ||
| 11:00-12:30 | ||
| Session 2A - Health Voices Chair:Janet Holt hcsjh@leeds.ac.uk (Read abstracts) | ||
| Sexual Behavior Profiles: Dutch HIV positive youths preferences about sexuality Susan Jedeloo, PhD, Linda van der Knaap, MANP, BScN | ||
| Exploring subjectivity in intellectual disability Dr. Judith Anne Mckenzie | ||
| Hopes, fears, and expectations: A Q study of the possible selves of older people Mrs Nicola Plastow, Professor Mary Gilhooly, Dr Anita Atwal | ||
| Viewpoints on mobility and participation at old age Sofi Fristedt, Anders Wretstrand, Anita Bjorklund, Susan Corr, Torbjorn Falkmer | ||
| Session 2B - Student Choices Chair:Tim Deignan timdeignan@runbox.com (Read abstracts) | ||
| Ready or Not: Remedial Education for College Students Lori A. Coggins | ||
| Using Q Methodology in a Mass Communication Undergraduate Research Class Judith Sylvester | ||
| Annoyance or Delight? Describing the Process Reported by College Students for Accessing Library Information Denise R. Denison | ||
| College choice: Student perceptions regarding the influence of past, present and future Jerilyn Thorman and Marsh Howard | ||
| Session 2C - Wellbeing Chair:Annie Austin annie.austin@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk (Read abstracts) | ||
| La Dolce Vita:- Signs and Sources of Wellbeing and Fulfillment, or the Subjectivities of Subjective Wellbeing. Dr John Carr | ||
| Q-ing Wellbeing for Public Policy Amanda Wolf | ||
| Session 2D - Design and Advertising Chair:Clark Callahan clark_callahan@byu.edu (Read abstracts) | ||
| Consumer Processing of Exaggerations in Print Ads: A Q-Sort Analysis Examining The Role of Visual Hyperbole in Perceptions of Deception Dr. Mark Alden Callister and Dr. Tom Robinson | ||
| The Aesthetic Preferences of Design Controllers: A Q-Method Investigation Philip A Black | ||
| Cool as a Carrot? A Q-Study on the Marketing of Carrots as Junk Food Jason Zenor, Dennis Kinsey | ||
| 12:30-13:30 | Campus lunch and poster viewing | |
| 13:30-15:00 | ||
| Session 3A - Sustainability and the natural environment Chair:Gillian Kerr Gillian.kerr@gov.ab.ca (Read abstracts) | ||
| Understanding Science in Conservation - a Q method approach on the Galapagos Islands Rose Cairns | ||
| Looking for the intangible benefits of the natural environment - Stakeholder analysis via Q Paul N Wright, Brian Wink, Kate Pike | ||
| Heterogeneous Attitudes Concerning the Adoption of Emerging Hydrogen Technologies O. Di Ruggero, S. W. Cunningham, J. H. Kwakkel | ||
| Session 3B - Health Professionals Chair:Ross Millar r.millar@bham.ac.uk (Read abstracts) | ||
| Attitudes of nurses in the Netherlands to euthanasia: A Q methodological study Dr Janet Holt, Dr Philip Esterhuizen | ||
| Diversity of Chinese Medicine Practice Trina Ward | ||
| Session 3C - Student Learning Chair:Diane Montgomery diane.montgomery@okstate.edu (Read abstracts) | ||
| Students' Conceptions of Learning and Approaches to Learning in an Undergraduate Physical Geography Course Kelly Sparks | ||
| Brazilian Primary School Students and the Role of Homework in Foreign Language Learning: Q-Methodology Highlights Eliane Fernandes Azzari | ||
| The formative assessment of language learner autonomy: A Q-methodological study Lucy Cooker | ||
| College Students Describe Decisions about Majors John W Tiner | ||
| Session 3D - Consumption and Leisure Chair:Joseph Meloche jmeloche@NCCU.EDU (Read abstracts) | ||
| Exploring the "Inner Game" of Video-Game Enthusiasts Dan B. Thomas & James C. Rhoads, Jr. | ||
| A Study on the Consumption types of Luxury goods in Korean society Sang Min Whang, Sang Won Yoo, Chon Hae Won | ||
| Perception of Korean on Luxury Brand :Exploration of consumption psychology through the cognition and preference pattern of luxury brand Sang Min Whang & Ran Hee Lee | ||
| 15:00-15:15 | Coffee | |
| 15:15-16:30 | ||
| Session 4A - Tourism and Travel Chair:Dennis Kinsey dfkinsey@syr.edu (Read abstracts) | ||
| Environmental Justice and Sustainable Development in Brazil's Amazon. A case study about the APA Algodoal-Maiandeua using Q Methodology Gotz Kaufmann | ||
| Understanding the domestic tourist motivations, a case study of Andalucia, Spain. Aurora Pulido-Ortega | ||
| Session 4B - Citizen Participation Chair:Daniel Behn (Read abstracts) | ||
| The Conceptualization of Democratic Citizenship & Its Impact on State Education Policy & Classroom Practices Dr. Pamela Greene | ||
| Using Q To Democratize Program Evaluation: Activating an Online Community to Develop Shared Understandings Christopher Janson, Matthew Militello | ||
| Social capital and quality of life: a rural perspective Annie Austin, Sarah Griffith, Corinne Wilkins, David Fell | ||
| Session 4C - Theory and Method Chair:Helen Mason helen.mason@gcu.ac.uk (Read abstracts) | ||
| Exploring a role for Q in policy analysis Stephen Jeffares | ||
| Subjectivity as Operant: A Conceptual Exploration & Discussion Simon Watts | ||
| A novel way to develop policy and practice Tim Deignan | ||
| 16:45-17:45 | ||
| Session 5A - Panel Chair: (Read abstracts) | ||
| Q-list goes live Susan Ramlo, Diane Montgomery, Ronald L. Peck, Mark Popovich, James Rhodes, Dan Thomas - The University of Akron, Oklahoma State University, Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics (Siberia), Ball State University, Westminster College, Wartburg College | ||
| Session 5B - Panel Chair: (Read abstracts) | ||
| Constructing a good Q set Amanda Wolf, Wendy Stainton Rogers - Victoria University of Wellington; Open University | ||
| 18:45 | Campus bus depart for City Centre | |
| 19:30-22:00 | Annual Q Conference awards banquet Speaker: Professor Carl Chinn, Professor of Birmingham Community History http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Chinn | |
| 22:00-24:00 | Optional - Drink Birmingham | |
| Friday - September 9th, 2011 | ||
| 9:00-10:30 | ||
| Session 6A - New Media and Technology Chair:Peter Schmolck Peter.Schmolck@unibw.de (Read abstracts) | ||
| Social Network Service User: who are they? Hung Kyu Kim, Ph.D., Se Jung Oh, Ph.D. | ||
| Exploring attitudes towards Collaboration; a cross-cultural study of collaborative information seeking activities in Web 2.0 and other non-traditional environments. Joseph Meloche, Ying Sun, Se Jung Oh | ||
| Investigating Engineering Educators Subjectivity on the Use of Educational Technology John B. Nicholas | ||
| Using Q-methodology to solicit U. S. Air National Guard Perceptions of Features for a Portable Handheld Device Andrew D. Boyd, Greer WP Steveson, Melissa Naiman, Richard Preston, Annette L. Valenta | ||
| Session 6B - Masterclass session Chair:Stephen Jeffares (Read abstracts) | ||
| Q Methodology Masterclass Workshop Aurora Pulido-ortega, Wei Shin Leong, Anna Stickley | ||
| Session 6C - Education Chair:Martha Fabela mfabela36@hotmail.com (Read abstracts) | ||
| Perceptions of undergraduate college students: A Q Methodology study. Stacey Bridges, Diane Montgomery | ||
| Student Evaluation of a Course for Pre-Service Math Teachers Susan Ramlo | ||
| Western teachers of science or teachers of western science: The western expatriate science teacher in a post-colonial context Lydia E Carol-Ann Burke | ||
| Session 6D - Q and Other Methods Chair:James Good j.m.m.good@durham.ac.uk (Read abstracts) | ||
| Repertory Grid Technique & Q: Combining methods to study 'espoused subjectivity' rather than 'subjectivity in use' Eefje Cuppen | ||
| Integrating Q Methodology and Agent Based Modelling to understand hurricane evacuation behaviour Robert Oakes | ||
| 10:30-10:45 | Coffee | |
| 10:45-12:15 | ||
| Session 7A - Parenting and Relationships Chair:Trina Ward trinaward@gmail.com (Read abstracts) | ||
| Mother or other? A Q methodological study on the experiences of stepmothers Sandra Roper, Rose Capdevila | ||
| Subjectivity in service of parenting interventions Moses Passini Christina, Pihet Sandrine, Favez Nicolas | ||
| Understanding Preferences in Romantic Relationship by Gender Kindell Foley Peters | ||
| Session 7B - Analysis Chair:John Carr jecarr@optusnet.com.au (Read abstracts) | ||
| All together now: a comparative research design using Q methodology, health and social care commissioning in England Stephen Jeffares, Helen Dickinson; Alyson NIcholds, Helen Sullivan, Jon Glasby | ||
| The development of AdvanceQ software to explore the relationship between subjectivity and political preferences Simon Niemeyer | ||
| Q Methodology - a good sort for global corporations Elise G C Crawford, Yvonne Toft, Ryan L Kift | ||
| Session 7C - National Politics Chair:Matt Dymond matt@kyhp.org (Read abstracts) | ||
| Public Attitudes Toward Health Care Reform and the Media that Drive Them Judith Sylvester | ||
| International regional political organizations as lobbyists in the multilevel governance system of the Baltic Sea area - a Q methodological study Mr Marko Mally | ||
| Session 7D - Education Policy Chair:Kelly Sparks kelly.m.sparks@wmich.edu (Read abstracts) | ||
| Using Q to Explore Perceptions of the impact of London 2012 on Regeneration Neil Herrington | ||
| Examining the Agricultural Education Fishbowl: Understanding Perceptions of Agricultural Education Stakeholders in Higher Education Marshall A. Baker | ||
| Exploring Confidence levels of different ethnic Psychology Extended Degree students using Q methodology Joy Coogan and Maria Brezitski | ||
| The Role of the Office of Student Affairs at American Colleges Boomer W. Appleman | ||
| 12:15-12:30 | Collect boxed lunches | |
| 12:30-13:30 | Business Meeting / AGM | |
| 13:30-14:00 | Coffee | |
| 14:00-15:30 | ||
| Session 8A - Transport Chair:Jennifer Baxter baxterjt@cardiff.ac.uk (Read abstracts) | ||
| Exploring perspectives of movers in neighbourhood choice decisio Zahid Sultan, Julian Hine, Jim Berry | ||
| Understanding Everyday Walking and Cycling in Cities: Identities, Practices, Experiences and Visions. Tim Jones, Griet Scheldeman, Dave Horton, Colin Pooley, Caroline Mullen, Tony Whiteing, Ann Jopson, Miles Tight, Emma Bill | ||
| To Bus or Not To Bus? An Assessment of Transport Mode Choice in Central Italy Zanoli, Raffaele; Mandolesi, Serena | ||
| Session 8B - Media Chair:Judith Sylvester jsylves@lsu.edu (Read abstracts) | ||
| Diversity of Voices and policy-making in English Canadian Media: following up the CRTC Diversity hearings Sylvia Blake | ||
| Using Q-methodology in Cultural Adaptation Research Clark Callahan | ||
| The Facebook Experience Lisa Jane Orchard | ||
| Session 8C - Analysis and Interpretation Chair:Job van Exel vanexel@bmg.eur.nl (Read abstracts) | ||
| A Holistic & Abductive Method of Factor Interpretation Simon Watts | ||
| Beyond substance abuse and offending: Issues around an offender rehabilitation programme Dr Rose Capdevila, Anca Roberts, Tania Laurance | ||
| Session 8D - Employment and Workplace Chair:Anne Fleming Anne.Fleming@uws.ac.uk (Read abstracts) | ||
| Individual Work Values and Job Satisfaction Sang-Min Whang, Eugene Son | ||
| Embedding Q Method within a Research Series Charles A. Pernu | ||
| Snapshot of Employee Attitudes about "MealSavor.com" Culture Jeff D. Conlin | ||
| Use of Q-Method to Study the Needs of Educational Service Consumers. Mrs. Irina Levshenkova, Dr. Gennady Kobzev, Dr. Ronald Peck | ||
| 15:30-15:45 | Organisational break | |
| 15:45-17:00 | ||
| Session 9A - Panel Chair:Diane Montgomery diane.montgomery@okstate.edu (Read abstracts) | ||
| Innovation with Images: Constructing and Interpreting Melinda Lyon, Arlene Arstad Thorsen, Mark Popovich, Dennis Kinsey; | ||
| Session 9B - Panel Chair:James Good j.m.m.good@durham.ac.uk (Read abstracts) | ||
| Roundtable debate on the role of theory in Q methodology James Good, Steven Brown, Amanda Wolf, Simon Watts | ||
| 17:00-18:00 | Closing Drinks Reception | |
| 18:00-22:00 | Eat and Drink Birmingham | |
| Saturday - September 10th, 2011 | ||
| 9:00-10:30 | Bus Transfer | |
| 10:30-16:00 | Excursion | |
| 16:00-17:00 | Return Birmingham Centre. Close. | |