# qualitative — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover qualitative. Page: Feed: --- ## [Is GenAI a Silver Bullet for Qualitative Data Analysis?](https://neilernst.net/posts/qda_silver.html) _2026-08-07 · Neil Ernst · Semantic Werks_ TL;DR I wrote an opinion piece with my friend Christoph Treude on qualitative data analysis (QDA) in the GenAI era. We conclude that it has great capability in speeding up the process (e.g., transcription, finding codes) but is fundamentally and philosophically at odds with Big-Q reflexive data analysis. Below I elaborate on my perspective, which Christoph may not agree with! Paper:… ## [QRCA VIEWS Design Thinking and the Power of Anecdotes: A Conversation with Bryony Hancock](https://qrcapodcasts.libsyn.com/qrca-views-design-thinking-and-the-power-of-anecdotes-a-conversation-with-briony-hancock) _2026-06-23 · Conversations in Depth: A QRCA Views Podcast_ Design Thinking and the Power of Anecdotes: A Conversation with Bryony Hancock In the latest episode of Conversations in Depth , host Doug Keith talks with Bryony Hancock, Senior Strategist at Eighth Day, an independent strategy consultancy based in London. Bryony discusses her journey from industrial designer to innovation strategist, and how design thinking, imagination, and carefully crafted… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/qrcapodcasts/QRCA_VIEWS_Design_Thinking_and_the_Power_of_Anecdotes_A_Conversation_with_Briony_Hancock.mp3?dest-id=1233338) ## [Women’s Role in Educational Leadership: Opportunities, Barriers and Strategies for Success at Primary School](https://ojs.plhr.org.pk/journal/article/view/1430) _2026-06-10 · Pakistan Languages and Humanities Review_ The purpose of this research is to explore the opportunities available for women in higher positions in educational institutions, to understand the challenges they face, and to examine the strategies they have adopted to become successful leaders. In which data was collected from four head teachers using purposive sampling, including three government head teachers and one private head teacher. The… ## [The Role of Technology in Enhancing Educational Leadership at Primary Level](https://ojs.plhr.org.pk/journal/article/view/1429) _2026-06-07 · Pakistan Languages and Humanities Review_ The aim of the present study is to examine the technology role in improving educational leadership practices in schools. This qualitative study investigates the role of technology in enhancing educational leadership. The study examines how technology play its vital role in enhancing leadership practices, improves decision making, communication, collaboration with administrative staff and… ## [Critical Interpretation of Rosi Braidotti’s Post Humanism in Mohsin Hamid’s The Last White Man Through Textual Examination](https://ojs.plhr.org.pk/journal/article/view/1428) _2026-06-05 · Pakistan Languages and Humanities Review_ This study seeks to investigate the characteristics of Post Humanism in the novel “The Last White Man” in the light of Rosi Braidotti’s work “Posthuman Knowledge” (2019) as a theoretical framework and how the transformation through technological advancements in “The Last White Man” brings societal changes in future The book is based on Post Humanistic ideas on transformation, identity and race.… ## [Patriarchal Control and Women Empowerment: An Existential Feminist Analysis of Tara Westover’s Educated](https://ojs.plhr.org.pk/journal/article/view/1427) _2026-06-04 · Pakistan Languages and Humanities Review_ The article examines Tara Westover’s memoir Educated in the thought of Simone de Beauvoir’s Existential Feminism. The memoir tells how Westover grew up as an isolated survivalist in a rural part of Idaho and then became one of the most highly educated professors at the Cambridge University. The study is qualitative in nature; data is gathered through close reading of the memoir. The analysis is… ## [Perceived Emotional Neglect, Interpersonal Difficulties, and Self-Efficacy in Adolescents](https://ojs.plhr.org.pk/journal/article/view/1424) _2026-06-02 · Pakistan Languages and Humanities Review_ The present study aimed to explore the relationship between emotional neglect, interpersonal difficulties, and self-efficacy among adolescents, with a particular focus on examining the mediating role of interpersonal difficulties. A sample of 300 adolescents was selected using a convenient sampling technique. The data were analyzed using correlation, regression and mediation analyses through the… ## [Comparative Analysis of Climate Change Reporting Practices among Rural and Urban Journalists in Pakistan](https://ojs.plhr.org.pk/journal/article/view/1423) _2026-06-01 · Pakistan Languages and Humanities Review_ This systematic research investigates the compassion of approaches which used by the rural and urban journalists on covering the climate change issue. Climate change emerge as critical issue particularly in developing countries like Pakistan. Role of media is important, but difference in reporting practice influence the quality. In this Quantitative research study 150 working journalists selected… ## [Schema Theory and Reader Response in Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea: A Cognitive Stylistics Analysis](https://ojs.plhr.org.pk/journal/article/view/1421) _2026-05-27 · Fatima Amin · Pakistan Languages and Humanities Review_ Cognitive Stylistics is an aspect of literary theory and psychology, concerned with how linguistic choices in literary and non- literary texts evoke and reflect cognitive processes in the reader. This paper is a cognitive stylistics analysis of Earnest Hemingway’s novella The Old Man and the Sea (1952), with a particular focus on schema theory and reader- response theory. Based on theoretical… ## [Negotiating Emotion and Gender through Dialogue: A Pragmatic Study of White Nights](https://ojs.plhr.org.pk/journal/article/view/1420) _2026-05-24 · Pakistan Languages and Humanities Review_ Based on the model of positive and negative politeness offered by Brown and Levinson and the ideas of locutionary, illocutionary, and perlocutionary acts presented by J. L. Austin, this study examines the process of communicating and managing emotions like love, loneliness, hope, and guilt through language. This novel ‘White Nights’ is replete with the emotional discourse, like many other works… ## [Pirate.io on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/mt61WNwcYEDb) _2026-05-24 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Pirate.io listing on Google Play to view the app’s details. ## [From Bios to Zoe: Necropolitical Posthumanism and the Poetics of Palestinian Resistance in Darwish and Hindi](https://ojs.plhr.org.pk/journal/article/view/1418) _2026-05-19 · Pakistan Languages and Humanities Review_ This study traces existential shifts in Palestinian poetry through van Dijk’s model of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) as a qualitative framework. Drawing on Edward Said’s concept of narrative sovereignty and the fundamental right for self-expression against colonial oppression, it examines Mahmoud Darwish’s “Identity Card” and Noor Hindi’s “Fuck Your Lecture on Craft, My people are Dying” and… ## [Will Paying Reviewers Ease the Peer Review Crisis? I am skeptical](https://ingorohlfing.wordpress.com/2026/05/18/will-paying-reviewers-ease-the-peer-review-crisis-i-am-skeptical/) _2026-05-18 · Ingo Rohlfing · Politics, Science, Political Science_ A report by Inside Higher Education presents promising trials of journals that paid reviewers for writing a report. Turnaround times dropped and the quality of reports was high. It is certainly good that journals explore payment of reviewers, but I Continue reading ## [The Impact of Social Media on Political Polarization in Pakistan: A Case Study of GCWUS Students](https://ojs.plhr.org.pk/journal/article/view/1415) _2026-05-18 · Pakistan Languages and Humanities Review_ The purpose of the study is to investigate how social media algorithms affect public opinion and political polarization in Pakistan. Polarization is caused by a number of indicators, including economic strategies, social concerns, and wide-ranging societal ramifications. Although social media can help create a more balanced society, in Pakistan, its use is fostering political biases through… ## [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 · Qualitative Conversations_ 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) ## [Why Topic Models Don’t Mean What We Think They Mean](https://neilernst.net/posts/topic_models_tacl.html) _2026-03-20 · Neil Ernst · Semantic Werks_ Topic models are statistical methods that automatically discover themes in large collections of text by identifying patterns of words that tend to appear together. They represent each document as a mixture of topics, where each topic is a distribution over words. They are frequently used in qualitative content analysis, e.g., to see which topics occur in a set of documents, like historical… ## [The “LLM revolution” is likely to have uneven consequences for different social science methods](https://ingorohlfing.wordpress.com/2026/02/22/the-llm-revolution-is-likely-to-have-uneven-consequences-for-different-social-science-methods/) _2026-02-22 · Ingo Rohlfing · Politics, Science, Political Science_ The post discusses the implications of using LLMs like Claude Code in empirical research, emphasizing that while they may increase paper production, this doesn't guarantee quality or relevance. It highlights differences in adoption between quantitative and qualitative methods, predicting an uneven impact on research output and publication dynamics across disciplines. Continue reading ## [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 · Qualitative Conversations_ 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) ## [Technical Debt and GenAI](https://neilernst.net/posts/td-ai-1.html) _2026-01-16 · Neil Ernst · Semantic Werks_ Why We Care About Technical Debt Technical Debt refers to the short-term optimizations – shortcuts – that are taken with potential for longer-term consequences. A typical example is to forego extensive unit testing in order to get a product to market. Once the product is released, in theory the dev team goes back and does it the right way. Often, they do not go back (there’s another fire to put… ## [Understand Your Motivational Style and How to Adapt Your Communication Approach: A Conversation with Beka Shea](https://qrcapodcasts.libsyn.com/understand-your-motivational-style-and-how-to-adapt-your-communication-approach-a-conversation-with-beka-shea) _2025-12-17 · Conversations in Depth: A QRCA Views Podcast_ Understand Your Motivational Style and How to Adapt Your Communication Approach: A Conversation with Beka Shea In the latest episode of Conversations in Depth , host Doug Keith talks with Beka Shea, Founder & Executive Advisor of Magnetic Consulting. Beka discusses her path from Naval officer and mechanical engineer to client and business advisor, and how behavioral analytics can help both… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/qrcapodcasts/Understand_Your_Motivational_Style_and_How_to_Adapt_Your_Communication_Approach_A_Conversation_with_Beka_Shea.mp3?dest-id=1233338) ## [Comment on Zeller’s ‘Peer Review Collusion’](https://neilernst.net/posts/collusion.html) _2025-12-10 · Neil Ernst · Semantic Werks_ Prof. Andreas Zeller posted about peer review collusion circles in software engineering (SE), and what to do about it. It’s a fascinating article especially for someone, like me who a) has never been to a physical PC meeting, more’s the pity; b) currently a PC chair for a moderately big conference, and soon to be area chair for ICSE 27. Peer review, briefly I’ll start by saying I am gravely… ## [Real SIMs for AI Agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Wv8JspPM919g) _2025-12-10 · **Sponsored**_ Pass 2FA and verifications with real carrier numbers via our API. ## [Be More Effective at Delivering Your Message: A Conversation with Sally Kohn](https://qrcapodcasts.libsyn.com/be-more-effective-at-delivering-your-message-a-conversation-with-sally-kohn) _2025-09-17 · Conversations in Depth: A QRCA Views Podcast_ [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/qrcapodcasts/Be_More_Effective_at_Delivering_Your_Message_A_Conversation_with_Sally_Kohn.mp3.mp3?dest-id=1233338) ## [The Art of Reinvention: A Conversation with Frank Murgalo](https://qrcapodcasts.libsyn.com/the-art-of-reinvention-a-conversation-with-frank-murgalo) _2025-07-05 · Conversations in Depth: A QRCA Views Podcast_ In the latest episode of Conversations in Depth , host Mike Carlon sits down with Frank Murgalo, master of reinvention, lifelong prankster, and author of My Mid-Life Crisis at 82 . With a career that defies any neat category, Murgalo's story offers a refreshing perspective for professionals looking to pivot, reimagine their path, or simply embrace what comes next. Known for reinventing himself… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/qrcapodcasts/Frank_MurgaloFinal.mp3?dest-id=1233338) ## [Transnational Capitalism After Postcolonialism](https://scmresearch.org/2025/04/22/transnational-capitalism-after-postcolonialism/) _2025-04-22 · Andreas Wieland · Supply Chain Management Research_ Bridget Kustin, Juliane Reinecke, and Jimmy Donaghey recently published a powerful article entitled Transnational Capitalism After Postcolonialism: Researching the Interfaces in Global Supply Chains. The authors critically examine the ethical and analytical challenges of researching global supply chains, particularly in contexts shaped by power asymmetries between the Global North and South.… ## [Making a Theoretical Contribution with Qualitative Research](https://scmresearch.org/2025/04/12/making-a-theoretical-contribution-with-qualitative-research/) _2025-04-12 · Andreas Wieland · Supply Chain Management Research_ Authors struggling with how to make a strong theoretical contribution is the challenge I see most often in journal submissions. In their recent editorial, Making a Theoretical Contribution with Qualitative Research, Rouse and her coauthors (2025) provide practical guidance for qualitative scholars seeking to meet high standards for theoretical contribution. The authors argue that the \[…\] ## [What the iPhone Can Teach Politicians About Trade](https://scmresearch.org/2025/03/27/what-the-iphone-can-teach-politicians-about-trade/) _2025-03-27 · Andreas Wieland · Supply Chain Management Research_ I increasingly wish that politicians would acquire basic knowledge of supply chains. In their insightful article The Guts of an Apple iPhone Show Exactly What Trump Gets Wrong About Trade, Dedrick, Linden, and Kraemer critique common misconceptions surrounding reshoring, using the iPhone to illustrate complexities in global supply chains. Amidst debates intensified by Trump’s tariffs \[…\] ## [Revolutionizing Qualitative Research with AI: A Conversation with Jack Bowen](https://qrcapodcasts.libsyn.com/revolutionizing-qualitative-research-with-ai-a-conversation-with-jack-bowen) _2025-03-17 · Conversations in Depth: A QRCA Views Podcast_ In the latest episode of Conversations in Depth , host Mike Carlon interviews Jack Bowen, the visionary founder of CoLoop, an AI-powered tool transforming the way qualitative marketing research is analyzed. With a career rooted in problem-solving and innovation, Bowen's journey is a testament to the impact of technology on modern research approaches. Bowen shares the story behind CoLoop, offering… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/qrcapodcasts/Jack_Bowen.mp3?dest-id=1233338) ## [Cases and conditions in Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)](https://ingorohlfing.wordpress.com/2025/03/05/cases-and-conditions-in-qualitative-comparative-analysis-qca/) _2025-03-05 · Ingo Rohlfing · Politics, Science, Political Science_ A critical discussion of the role of case-to-condition ratios in Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). Continue reading ## [Academic Freedom Is Not a Given](https://scmresearch.org/2025/02/03/academic-freedom-is-not-a-given/) _2025-02-03 · Andreas Wieland · Supply Chain Management Research_ Academia serves society by cultivating critical thinking and advancing knowledge, but research and teaching freedom face increasing pressures. For example, some early-career colleagues I have spoken to at conferences in the U.S. confess that the need for high student evaluations to advance their careers forces them to avoid teaching topics such as climate-related aspects in \[…\] ## [“Navigating the Landscape” of Overused ChatGPT Buzzwords](https://scmresearch.org/2025/01/22/navigating-the-landscape-of-overused-chatgpt-buzzwords/) _2025-01-22 · Andreas Wieland · Supply Chain Management Research_ Everyone seems to be “thrilled” these days. Many people write that “X plays a pivotal role in enhancing Y, promoting Z” or that we should “navigate the landscape of” something; that something “will not only do A, but also B”; or that research findings “underscore” or “highlight” something. I now read “foster”, “navigate,” and “leverage” \[…\] ## [Taking Academic Ownership of the Supply Chain Emissions Discourse](https://scmresearch.org/2025/01/14/taking-academic-ownership-of-the-supply-chain-emissions-discourse/) _2025-01-14 · Andreas Wieland · Supply Chain Management Research_ I am very happy to announce that I have co-authored a new article, Taking Academic Ownership of the Supply Chain Emissions Discourse, with Felix Creutzig. In this editorial, published in the Journal of Supply Chain Management, we emphasize the need for SCM researchers to actively engage with the issue of supply chain emissions, which we \[…\] ## [Countdown to Getting Paid (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/puLqD9tahUW7) _2025-01-14 · **Sponsored**_ Create a shareable wallet timer — deposits buy back time and pay debt down ## [When Qualitative Researchers Meet “Confidently Wrong” Peer Reviewers](https://scmresearch.org/2025/01/06/when-qualitative-researchers-meet-confidently-wrong-peer-reviewers/) _2025-01-05 · Andreas Wieland · Supply Chain Management Research_ Are you aware of the hidden frustrations many qualitative researchers encounter during peer review? A recent article titled “Being Really Confidently Wrong”: Qualitative Researchers’ Experiences of Methodologically Incongruent Peer Review Feedback by Clarke and her coauthors sheds light on how entrenched quantitative mindsets can hamper the publication of robust qualitative studies. Through a… ## [Theorizing Through Literature Reviews](https://scmresearch.org/2024/12/21/theorizing-through-literature-reviews/) _2024-12-21 · Andreas Wieland · Supply Chain Management Research_ There are many misconceptions about how to write a good literature review. In their award-winning article Theorizing Through Literature Reviews: The Miner-Prospector Continuum, Breslin and Gatrell (2023) introduce the miner–prospector continuum to guide scholars on how best to craft literature reviews. They argue that scholars can choose from eight review strategies. At the miner end, \[…\] ## [Lights, Camera, Research! With Joe Indusi](https://qrcapodcasts.libsyn.com/lights-camera-research-with-joe-indusi) _2024-12-15 · Conversations in Depth: A QRCA Views Podcast_ Joe Indusi, an expert in the technology behind usability research and the founder of TrueView Audio visual, joins the VIEWS Podcasts team for an insightful conversation. Joe's career trajectory is nothing short of fascinating. He got his start in the entertainment industry as a writer and filmmaker working in the highest levels of Hollywood productions with the likes of Ridley Scott and Sharon… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/qrcapodcasts/Joe_Indusi.mp3?dest-id=1233338) ## [NOFOMA 2025 in Copenhagen](https://scmresearch.org/2024/10/30/nofoma-2025-in-copenhagen/) _2024-10-30 · Andreas Wieland · Supply Chain Management Research_ Join us from June 10-12, 2025 for the 37th NOFOMA 2025 Conference (in Copenhagen), the leading Nordic platform for logistics and supply chain management professionals. The conference kicks off with NORDLOG (for doctoral students) and the Educators’ Day (for educators) on June 10. ## [Process Research Methods for Studying SCM Phenomena](https://scmresearch.org/2024/10/29/process-research-methods-for-studying-scm-phenomena/) _2024-10-29 · Andreas Wieland · Supply Chain Management Research_ Our discipline is often dominated by propositional theorizing, which understands theories in terms of cause-and-effect relationships. In a previous post, I discussed how pluralism in theorizing styles (propositional, perspectival, and provocative theorizing) can enrich SCM research. A recent article by Julia Grimm, Ann Langley, and Juliane Reinecke (Process Research Methods for Studying Supply… ## [Does uncertainty undermine statistical power analysis?](https://ingorohlfing.wordpress.com/2024/10/23/does-uncertainty-undermine-statistical-power-analysis/) _2024-10-23 · Ingo Rohlfing · Politics, Science, Political Science_ The post critiques the paper "Uncertainty limits the use of power analysis". It highlights issues with power analysis because of uncertainty deriving from sampling variability and fluctuating population effect sizes. While acknowledging valid points, I believe the paper's conclusions are overly dismissive and argue for a refined approach to power and sample size estimation, if one accepts that… ## [Scientific Software Development](https://neilernst.net/posts/sse_review.html) _2024-09-26 · Neil Ernst · Semantic Werks_ Overview We’ve been doing a lot of research in my group around scientific software and technical debt, funded by the Sloan Foundation. As part of that work, I’ve written a post about the topic, along with some open research questions. While it is mainly for our own use, perhaps others will find this helpful. It is mainly an extended lit review somewhat loosely organized into themes. Scientific… ## [Navigating the Future, with Isaac Rogers](https://qrcapodcasts.libsyn.com/navigating-the-future-with-isaac-rogers) _2024-09-12 · Conversations in Depth: A QRCA Views Podcast_ In this episode of Conversations In Depth, host Mike Carlon speaks with Isaac Rogers, President of Sago, about his unique journey from a tech startup in the early 2000s to a leader in the market research industry. Isaac shares the challenges and opportunities he encountered along the way, including the industry's digital transformation and the impact of AI on qualitative research. He also offers… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/qrcapodcasts/Isaac_Rogers.mp3?dest-id=1233338)