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Couple and Family Research Using Secondary Data - Audio Recording

This is a workshop for family researchers interested in using secondary data to examine couple and family relationships. Dr. Elizabeth Cooksey of The Ohio State University will discuss the National Longitudinal Surveys data. Dr. Sarah Meadows of the RAND corporation will discuss the Fragile Families and Child Well-being Dataset. Dr. Gary Gates of the Williams Institute at UCLA will discuss How to Find GLBT Couples and Families in Secondary Data Sources.

Facilitators/Presiders: Cassandra Dorius, Karina Shreffler

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Contemporary Grounded Theory: A Dialogue With the Experts - Audio Recording

Kathy Charmaz is Professor of Sociology at Sonoma State University. As developer of “constructive grounded theory,” she has integrated the classic grounded theory guidelines of Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss with methodological developments of the past forty years.

Adele Clarke is professor of sociology and history of health sciences at UCSF. Her book, Situational Analysis: Grounded Theory After the Postmodern Turn offers an extension of grounded theory method focused on mapping strategies.

Conveners/Facilitators/Presiders: Robert Milardo, Jennifer Hardesty, Ramona Faith Oswald

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Relationship Dissolution and Divorce- Audio Recording

Research on Relationship Dissolution: A Brief Overview, Paul R. Amato

Signs the End is Near: Causes of Relationship Breakups in Young Adults, Kay Pasley, Amber Vennum How Divorced Parents Manage Co-parental Relationships and Make Decisions About Their Children, Lawrence Ganong After the Divorce: How do Women Cope? Marilyn Coleman Theoretical Developments Related to Variability in Responses to Divorce, Mark A. Fine, David Demo

Discussant/Chair: Paul R. Amato

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Burgess Award Address - Audio Recording

Susan McHale, winner of the 2010 Ernest Burgess Award honoring a life-time career in research.

Presider: Shelley M. MacDermid Wadsworth

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Grants.gov is your source to find and apply for federal grants

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Advice from the EPA on writing a grant proposal

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Information on writing a successful grant from NICHD

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An Introduction to Using Qualitative Data Analysis Software - Audio Recording

This presentation will explain factors to be considered when deciding on a qualitative software program. MAXQDA software will be demonstrated with examples also given from NVivo and Atlas.ti.

Leader: Áine Humble, Ph.D., Chair, Family Studies and Gerontology Department, Mount Saint Vincent University

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Quantitative Data Analysis Techniques - Working with Missing Data - Audio Recording

Working with missing values; longitudinal modeling using Stata; latent growth curves using Mplus.

Leader: Alan Acock, Ph.D., Knudson Chair, Human Development and Family Studies, Oregon State University

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Grant Writing Tips Sheets from NIH

Here are some grantwriting tips from the National Institutes of Health.