# Qualitative Conversations Qualitative Conversations offers listeners an inside look at the ideas, challenges, and innovations shaping qualitative research today. Hosted by the AERA Qualitative Research Special Interest Group, the podcast features conversations with researchers at all stages who share their approaches, dilemmas, and lessons learned. Listeners can expect discussions on methods, ethics, writing, and the role of qualitative work in advancing equity and social justice—making it a valuable resource for… Page: Feed: --- ## [Episode 45: Episode 45: From Candy to Concepts: What Candy Sorting Reveals About Making Research Methods More Accessible](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/aeraqrsig/episodes/2026-04-03T14_01_26-07_00) _2026-04-03 · AERA Qualitative Research SIG_ Episode Synopsis: What if teaching research methods didn’t feel intimidating—but instead felt creative, relatable, even a little fun? In this episode, we explore the thinking behind A Practical Guide to Teaching Research Methods in Education , where traditional approaches are turned on their head. The authors reveal how ‘candy sorting, storytelling, and even TV show pitches’ can unlock deeper… [Listen](https://aeraqrsig.podomatic.com/enclosure/2026-04-03T14_01_26-07_00.wav?_=1775250091.17732161) ## [Episode 44: Episode 44. Research With, Not On: Inside Critical Participatory Inquiry](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/aeraqrsig/episodes/2026-02-17T10_47_45-08_00) _2026-02-17 · AERA Qualitative Research SIG_ Join us in this episode of Qualitative Conversations as Melissa Hauber-Özer (University of Missouri) hosts Meagan Call-Cummings (Johns Hopkins University) and Giovanni Dazzo (University of Georgia) to explore the transformative approach of critical participatory inquiry. Discover how this methodology promotes equitable knowledge production and social change, rooted in global South perspectives and… [Listen](https://aeraqrsig.podomatic.com/enclosure/2026-02-17T10_47_45-08_00.wav?_=1771354070.17690815) ## [Episode 43: Episode 43. Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/aeraqrsig/episodes/2024-04-25T12_10_14-07_00) _2024-04-25 · AERA Qualitative Research SIG_ SPEAKERS April Jones, Venus Watson, Boden Robertson, Ryn Bornhoft Boden Robertson 00:00 Hello everyone and welcome to qualitative conversations the podcast series hosted by the qualitative research special interest group of the American Educational Research Association. My name is Boden Robertson and I'm a PhD candidate in educational research at the University of Alabama specializing in… [Listen](https://aeraqrsig.podomatic.com/enclosure/2024-04-25T12_10_14-07_00.mp3?_=1714072220.17011777) ## [Episode 42: Episode 42. Jori Hall Interviews Giovanni Dazzo](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/aeraqrsig/episodes/2024-03-17T18_38_22-07_00) _2024-03-18 · AERA Qualitative Research SIG_ Hello everyone and welcome to qualitative conversations, a podcast series hosted by the qualitative research special interest group of the American Educational Research Association. I am Jori Hall, a professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. I also serve as the chair of the Egon Guba Award for Outstanding Contributions to Qualitative Research… [Listen](https://aeraqrsig.podomatic.com/enclosure/2024-03-17T18_38_22-07_00.mp3?_=1710725912.16967612) ## [Episode 41: Episode 41. Graduate Student Speaker Event (2022)](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/aeraqrsig/episodes/2023-10-05T13_16_31-07_00) _2023-10-05 · AERA Qualitative Research SIG_ 1 00:00:03.980 --\> 00:00:12.030 Katrina Struloeff: We really appreciate having all of you here today to discuss alternative research roles. Some traditional and some non traditional spaces that we think about 2 00:00:12.680 --\> 00:00:18.760 Katrina Struloeff: and we're very grateful to have our 3 panelists Dr. Pharaoh, Dr. Sanchez and Dr. Pianan. 3 00:00:18.820 --\> 00:00:30.150 Katrina Struloeff:… [Listen](https://aeraqrsig.podomatic.com/enclosure/2023-10-05T13_16_31-07_00.mp3?_=1696537004.16776655) ## [Episode 40: Episode 40. Tanja Burkhard Interviews Shena Sanchez](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/aeraqrsig/episodes/2023-08-03T22_12_39-07_00) _2023-08-04 · AERA Qualitative Research SIG_ SPEAKERS Tanja Burkhard, Shena Sanchez Tanja Burkhard 00:16 Okay, thank you so much for inviting us to the qualitative conversations podcast. My name is Tanja Burkhard, and I'm really happy to be here with Shena Sanchez to talk about CRT and qualitative research. We'll start by maybe me introducing myself briefly and then I will give it over to Shena. My name is Tanya Burkhard. And I am an… [Listen](https://aeraqrsig.podomatic.com/enclosure/2023-08-03T22_12_39-07_00.mp3?_=1691125967.16705865) ## [Episode 39: Episode 39. 2023 QRSIG Program Preview](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/aeraqrsig/episodes/2023-04-02T22_47_53-07_00) _2023-04-03 · AERA Qualitative Research SIG_ 2023 QRSIG Program Preview podcast Thu, Mar 30, 2023 8:12PM • 20:30 SUMMARY KEYWORDS sig, sessions, qr, conference, qualitative research, opportunities, year, program, virtual, submission, jessica, members, methodologies, education, annual meeting, reception, wonderful, community, literacy, reviewers SPEAKERS Renuka de Silva, Alexandra Panos, Jessica Van Cleave Jessica Van Cleave 00:04 Welcome to… [Listen](https://aeraqrsig.podomatic.com/enclosure/2023-04-02T22_47_53-07_00.mp3?_=1680543456.16544983) ## [Episode 38: Episode 38. Thinking With Theory: A Conversation with Alecia Y. Jackson and Lisa A. Mazzei](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/aeraqrsig/episodes/2023-02-23T07_10_43-08_00) _2023-02-23 · AERA Qualitative Research SIG_ SPEAKERS Alecia Jackson, Lisa Mazzei, Jessica Van Cleave Jessica Van Cleave Hello and welcome to qualitative conversations, a podcast hosted by the qualitative research SIG of AERA, the American Educational Research Association. I'm Jessica Van Cleave, Chair of the Qualitative Research SIG and Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at Gardner Webb University. The Qualitative… [Listen](https://aeraqrsig.podomatic.com/enclosure/2023-02-23T07_10_43-08_00.mp3?_=1677165053.16490699) ## [Episode 37: Episode 37. Being a Doctoral Candidate in Times of War with Mariia Vitrukh](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/aeraqrsig/episodes/2022-10-03T20_16_14-07_00) _2022-10-04 · AERA Qualitative Research SIG_ SUMMARY KEYWORDS ukraine, war, people, ukrainian, asu, research, students, education, happening, invasion, qualitative research, february, questions, crimea, russia, universities, fled, podcast, family, moment SPEAKERS Tim, Mariia Tim 00:15 Hello and welcome to qualitative conversations, a podcast hosted by the qualitative research SIG through AERA, the American Education Research Association. I… [Listen](https://aeraqrsig.podomatic.com/enclosure/2022-10-03T20_16_14-07_00.mp3?_=1664853381.16303445) ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/sMdo49UecIB6) _2022-10-04 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [Episode 36: Episode 36. Digital Tools and Technology in Qualitative Research](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/aeraqrsig/episodes/2022-07-28T09_00_00-07_00) _2022-07-28 · AERA Qualitative Research SIG_ In this episode, James Salvo interview Jessica Lester on digital tools and technology in qualitative research. See the following link for the transcript of this interview: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTH5sN93LYnhIsNCI1Lvjm938OxVLyKoqoQlTClDNNbWklNd1rY791re9jTJy8lad7mMVM1fLRlSPUf/pub [Listen](https://aeraqrsig.podomatic.com/enclosure/2022-07-28T09_00_00-07_00.mp3?_=1661455994.16251021)