Program
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| Thursday - October 2nd, 2008 | |||
| 11:30-1:30 | Registration for the Pre-Conference Workshop and General Registration | ||
| 12:00-1:15 | Albion B/C: Pre-Conference Workshop, Susan Ramlo, Joe Jurczyk Determining perspectives and consensus using a mixed methodology: An introduction to Q-Methodology | ||
| 1:30 | Albion A: Welcome, Dr. Andrea Baumann | ||
| 1:45-3:15 | Albion A: Keynote, Peter Schmolck Common and Specific Approaches in the Analysis of Q-Sort Data with PQMethod | ||
| 3:15-3:30 | Stretch Break | ||
| 3:30-4:45 | Concurrent Sessions | ||
| Albion A | Albion B | Albion C | |
| Session 1: Politics & Journalism Chair: James C. Rhoads | Session 2: Education I Chair: Sue Ramlo | Session 3: Public Health & Policy I Chair: Diane Montgomery | |
| 2008 Democratic Campaign: Perceptions of the Obama-Clinton Nomination Struggle James C. Rhoads 1, Dennis F. Kinsey 2 1 Westminster College, United States; 2 Syracuse University, United States | Instructional Technology in Colleges of Education Rob Bowe National-Louis University, United States | The Policy Choice of Privatization and Health Care: A Q-Methodology Study David Randall Kent State University, United States | |
| What Kind of Leaders Rule Kazakhstan? Political Leadership Style in the Eyes of Kazakh Citizens Almaz Tolymbek Independent Scholar, United States | Academic Achievement and Dropout Perceptions of Mexican-Descent Middle and High School Students: A Q-Methodology Study Kathryn G. Swetnam Walden University, United States | Perceptions of Need and Family Functioning for Individuals Seeking Mental Health J. William Hitchcock, Diane Montgomery Oklahoma State University, United States | |
| “Death of a President”: Understandings of a Political Film James C. Rhoads Westminster College, United States | Beliefs about Teaching and Learning a Foreign Language: a Q-Study Maria Carmen Khnychala Cunha Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Brazil | Extending Situational Theory to Internal Publics: Q-Methodology Within a Strategic Management Process Justin Guild Ball State University, United States | |
| 6:00 | Reception at the Convention Centre (Rm 314) | ||
| Friday - October 3rd, 2008 | |||
| 8:30-10:00 | Plenary Session 1: One Q-set, ten countries, two data collection methods: Challenges and results from a European study of health care priority setting Baker R M 1, van Exel N J A 2, Mason H 1, Brouwer W 2, Donaldson C 1 1 Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, UK.; 2 Department of Health Policy and Management, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. | ||
| 10:00-10:15 | Break | ||
| 10:15-11:55 | Concurrent Sessions | ||
| Albion A | Albion B | Albion C | |
| Session 4: Q & Communications I Chair: Eleanor Allgood | Session 5: Education II Chair: Pamela Baxter | Session 6: Q-Issues Chair: Byung Lee | |
| A Study on the Uses of VOD among IPTC Subscribers Hung Kyu Kim, Yong Phil Yoon Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea | Student Perspectives on Learning Physics and Their Relationship with Learning Force and Motion Concepts: A Study using Q-Methodology Susan E. Ramlo University of Akron, United States | A Study on the Factors of Professionalism of Mental Health Social Workers in Korea Inn Kyung Ahn Yonsei University | |
| The Role of Knowledge and Deliberation in the Adoption of Local Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management Sandra Rodriguez-Piñeros, Will Focht, Diane Montgomery, and David Lewis Oklahoma State University, United States | Addendum to Evaluating Learning in a Group Relations Conference in the Tavistock Tradition Robert M. Lipgar University of Chicago, United States | Concourse is to Q-Sort as Subjectivity is to What? Amanda Wolf Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Patterns of Perceived Cues in Detecting Deception Sinuk Kang, Chung Joo Chung State University of New York at Buffalo, United States | Q-Methodology to Explore Faculty Perceptions of Simulation in Nursing Education Ruta Valaitis, Noori Akhtar-Danesh, Pamela Baxter McMaster University, Canada | Reconciliation of Free and Forced Distribution in Q-Sorting Byung Lee Elon University, United States | |
| The Subjective Experience of the Will in Making Lifestyle Changes Eleanor Allgood, Catherine Comuzzi, Ragnvald Kvalsund Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway | Q-Methodology to Explore Student Perceptions of Simulation in Undergraduate Nursing Education Pamela Baxter, Noori Akhtar-Danesh, Ruta Valaitis McMaster University, Canada | Using Qualitative Findings to Deepen Factor Interpretation Garrett Hutson 1, Diane Montgomery 2 1 Brock University, Canada; 2 Oklahoma State University, United States | |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch | ||
| 13:00-14:40 | Concurrent Sessions | ||
| Albion A | Albion B | Albion C | |
| Session 7: Perceptions & Views I Chair: Virginia Gravina | Session 8: Public Health & Policy II Chair: Amy Hogan | Session 9: Miscellaneous I Chair: Arlene Arstad Thorsen | |
| Application of Q-Methodology to Examine American and International Faculty Perceptions about Academic Socialization Susan Mathew, Diane Montgomery Oklahoma State University, United States | Exploring Deliberative Quality using Q-Methodology: The Case of the BC Biobank Deliberation David M. Secko 1, Simon Niemeyer 2, David Hartell 3, Kieran O’Doherty 3 1 Concordia University, Canada; 2 Australian National University, Australia; 3 University of British Colombia, Canada | Barack Obama in the American Mind: Contending Narratives and the Quest for Authenticity Dan Thomas 1, Larry Baas 2 1Wartburg College, United States; 2Valparaiso University | |
| Perspectives on Water Management in Gibsons, British Colombia Vicky Weekes, Murray B. Rutherford Simon Fraser University, Canada | Q-Methodology as a Strategy to Evaluate an Online Community of Practice for Street and Outreach Nurses Ruta Valaitis, Dyanne Semogas, Noori Akhtar-Danesh, Patricia Austin, Fiona Brooks, Anne Childs, Cathy Crowe, Wendy Muckle, Sally Binks McMaster University, Canada | Presidential Leadership: What do Americans really want in their president? Arlene Borthwick 1, April Nauman 2, Terry Stirling 2 1 National Louis University, Chicago, IL 2 Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL | |
| What Lies Beneath: Casting Stakeholders’ Perceptions in Rural Development Projects Evaluation, Through Q-Methodology Virginia Gravina, Pedro de Hegedus Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay | The Struggle for Public Health Funding Kevin Douglas McKinzie Kent State University, United States | Family Narratives Through the Eyes of an Adult Child of Divorce Ingunn Størksen 1, Karin Liland Berner 2, Arlene Arstad Thorsen 1 1 University of Stavanger, Norway; 2 Department of Early Childhood Development, Norway | |
| Differences Between European and Lebanese American’s Values About Marriage Bilal M. Ghandour, Maureen Perry-Jenkins University of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States | Responses to Terrorism in a European Context: An Application of Q-Methodology Catherine Sowerby Keele University, United Kingdom | Elves Like Me – Changing Self to “Fit In” – A Study of A Young Girl’s Struggle for Self-in-Relation Jennifer P. Maxwell Kent State University, United States | |
| 14:40-15:00 | Break | ||
| 15:00-16:40 | Concurrent Sessions | ||
| Albion A | Albion B | ||
| Session 10: Perceptions & Views II Chair: Murray B. Rutherford | Session 11: Q & Communication II Chair: Michael E. Abrams | ||
| The Use of Q-Sort Methodology to Explore Collaborative Faculty Perceptions of Nursing Scholarship Mary Allan 1, Noori Akhtar-Danesh 2, Bobbi Biggs 1, Barbara Brown 2, Jeanette Linton 3 1 Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology, Canada; 2 McMaster University, Canada; 3 Conestoga College, Canada | The Types of Friendship Relationships among Domestic and International College Students in the United States Xiao Qiu, Diane Montgomery Oklahoma State University, United States | ||
| Perceptions of Outdoor Ethics: Utilising Q-Methodology in Leisure Research Whitney Ward 1, Garrett Hutson 2 1 Southern Illinois University, United States; 2 Brock University, Canada | An attitudinal Q-Sort Study to Research the Job Satisfaction of Full-time, On-air Female Personalities at Selected Television Sports Departments Hilary Bergman Ball State University, United States | ||
| Understanding the Blockages: Stakeholder Perceptions of Greywater Reuse in Metro Vancouver, Canada Meaghan Hennessy, Murray B. Rutherford Simon Fraser University, Canada | The Tattoo as Communication Behavior in Young People Bettye Grable, Michael E. Abrams Florida A&M University | ||
| Parents’ Perception and Attitude on Childhood Obesity Noori Akhtar-Danesh 1, Mahshid Dehghan 1, Katherine Morrison 1 , Sujeewa Fonseka 2 1 McMaster University, Canada; 2 Kelso Lake Medical Centre, Canada | How People Perceive the Online Advertisements? Hung Kyu Kim, Joon Hwan Choi Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea | ||
| 18:00 | Banquet Dinner at the Ancaster Old Mill | ||
| Saturday - October 4th, 2008 | ||
| 8:00-9:00 | Albion A: Business Meeting | |
| 9:00-9:30 | Session 13 Chair: Amanda Wolf | |
| Professional and Policy Perspectives on Avian Influenza Within an Epistemic Community Steven R. Brown 1, Suttini Wattanakul 2 1 Kent State University, United States; 2 Ubon Ratchathani University, Thailand |
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| 9:30-10:00 | Agreement Between the Q-Block and the Q-Tool Hung Kyu Kim Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea |
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| 10:00-10:30 | The Relationship of Q-Methodology to Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods James M.M. Good 1, Steven R. Brown 2 1 Durham University, United Kingdom; 2 Kent State University, United State |
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| 10:30-10:45 | Break | |
| 10:45-11:30 | Plenary Session 2: Evaluation of the Qmethod.org website Amy Hogan University of Bath, UK |
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| 11:30-1:00 | Box Lunch and Networking | |
| 1:30 | Bus Leaves for Niagara Falls | |