2012 Anselm Strauss Award
Jennifer Davis, David B. Ward, Cheryl Storm, Pacific Lutheran University
"The Unsilencing of Military Wives: Wartime Deployment Experiences and Citizen Responsiblity"

Purpose:

The award recognizes significant work in the area of family theory, methods and/or research that comes from a qualitative tradition. The award is named for Anselm Strauss, whose life work was to develop and practice qualitative methodologies

Award (Plaque, Money, Recognition, etc.):

The award winner will receive a plaque. The award is presented annually at the QFRN Focus Group Annual Meeting and at the Research and Theory Annual Meeting. The Anselm Strauss Award Committee may also grant "honorable mention" to other articles or chapters which do not receive the award but otherwise meet the award criteria and, in their assessment, also deserve recognition.

Criteria:

• Nominations for this award should be qualitative journal articles and book chapters published during the previous year that the award will be presented.
• The focus must be on qualitative family research, although the work can be based on qualitative methodology or theory.
•  High quality submissions of all types of qualitative work are welcome, with no one method having advantage over others.
• The rigor of the research process, the clarity of the findings, the representation of the informant's views and (if appropriate) representation of the researcher's view will be assessed.

Nomination/Application Process:

A committee conducts an evaluation of the top scholarly journals in the family field.  Submissions are welcome, however.

Deadline for Application:

Deadline for nominations of articles - May 1st