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Editor:
Michael W. Firmin, Cedarville University

Managing Editor:
John M. Palladino, Eastern Michigan University

Associate Editors:
Ann C. Orr, Eastern Michigan University
Tony L. Talbert, Baylor University
Mark A. Giesler, Saginaw Valley State University
C. Nana Derby, Virginia State University

Copy Editor:
Hannah J. Holmes, Wayne State University

Editorial Board:

Kimberly Acquaviva, George Washington University
Kathy Boudreau-Henry, Middle Tennessee State University
L. Ebony Boulware, Johns Hopkins University
Brent Bowen, Purdue University
Douglas M. Brooks, Miami University
Vicki Carpenter, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Laurence Coleman, University of Toledo
Dilara Demirbulak, Cankaya University, Turkey
Elizabeth Dore, Radford University
Margaret Dotson, Berea College
Lee S. Duemer, Texas Tech University
Jennifer Esposito, Georgia State University
Janice Fournillier, Georgia State University
John Freeman, University of Tennessee
H. Reed Geertsen, Utah State University
Kathy Gershman, University of North Dakota
Kathleen Gilbert, Indiana University
Robin Goldberg-Glen, Widener University
Lauren Gulbas, Dartmouth College
Jean Shepherd Hamm, Radford University
Jean M. Haar, Minnesota State University
Annette B. Hemmings, Edgewood College
Sharon Cole Hoffman, Southeastern Louisiana University
Delphina Hopkins-Gillispie, Valparaiso University
Anne Hornak, Central Michigan University
Nancy Hornberger, University of Pennsylvania
Joseph Hruby, Baldwin-Wallace College
Lee Humphreys, Cornell University
Robert S. Isherwood, Slippery Rock
Karen Jones, Huntington University
Jodi Kaufmann, Georgia State University
Thomas Kessinger, Xavier University
Mirka Elina Koro-Ljungberg, University of Florida
Effie Kritikos, Northeastern Illinois University
Deidre Le Fevre, University of Auckland, New Zealand




Lesia Lennex, Morehead State University
Maria E. Lozano, Columbia University
Colleen McMurchy-Pilkington, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Abbey Marterella, Eastern Michigan University

Judy Meloy, Castleton State College
Donald Mitchell Jr., Grand Valley State University
Mary Lou Morton, University of South Florida
Jean Munn, Florida State University
Michael Popejoy, Florida International University
Lubomir Popov, Bowling Green State University
M. Elise Radina, Miami University
Laura Reynolds-Keefer, University of Michigan
Sean Robinson, Morgan State University
Yolanda A. Rolle, Boston University
Mary Romero, Arizona State University
Eleni Roulis, University of St. Thomas, Minnesota
Carolyn Rouse, Princeton University
Eliane Rubinstein-Avila, University of Arizona
Diana Faulkner Ryan, St. Xavier University
Diane Ryndak, University of Florida
Kimberly Scott, Arizona State University
Ruslan Slutsky, University of Toledo
Anna S. Soter, Ohio State University
Maureen V. Spelman, St. Xavier University
William Stevens, University of Chicago
James D. Swartz, Miami University
Marguerite Terrill, Central Michigan University
Karen L. Tonso, Wayne State University
Scott Lee Tracy, Chatham University
Dorothy Valcarcel Craig, Middle Tennessee State University
Richard A. Wantz, Wright State University
Mark Warren, Harvard University
Marian Whitson, East Tennessee State University
Leah E. Wickersham, Texas A & M University
David Williams, Brigham Young University
Lindy B. Williams, Cornell University
Miriam Williams, Texas State University
Kirsty Young, University of Technology, Sydney
Victoria Zascavage, Xavier University
Nancy Zeller, East Carolina University


Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research (JEQR) is a quarterly, peer-reviewed periodical, publishing scholarly articles that address topics relating directly to empirical qualitative research and conceptual articles addressing topics related to qualitative. The journal has been assigned ISSN #1935-3308. It is indexed with ERIC and EBSCO (H.W. Wilson, Social Science Full Text, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, SocINDEX, and Academic Search Complete). Additionally, we intend to pursue abstract indexing with PsychInfo and other indexing organizations. An example of a published JEQR article is Exploring the Influence of Marital Status on Women's Retirement Experiences.

JEQR is a printed journal available for subscription at university libraries. Inquiries, including permission for reprints, should be sent to firmin@cedarville.edu. The journal (ISSN 1935-3308) accepts unsolicited manuscripts from all scholars, with prompt feedback regarding their status for potential publication.

Beyond typical fair-use federal guidelines, permission is granted for the photocopying of single articles for use by university faculty in non-profit contexts, including library reserve use or reading packets. This assumes that no profit is made from the copying and permission has been obtained from the article's respective lead author. PDF files of JEQR articles are provided to authors which reasonably may be shared at their discretion for teaching and limited scholarly purposes, provided the non-profit parameters indicated above. JEQR articles may not be reprinted elsewhere without express consent from the journal's executive editor.

JEQR gratefully acknowledges peer-review assistance from the Editorial Board. In the spirit of open academic inquiry, views expressed in the articles represent the respective authors and are not necessarily endorsed by the editors or Cedarville University.

Among other quality research conferences, potential JEQR authors are encouraged to first present their papers at the Ethnographic & Qualitative Research Conference. EQRC began at the University of Massachusetts (Amherst), moving to Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City. Subsequent sponsors included Duquesne University (Pittsburgh), State University of New York (Albany), and Cedarville University (Greater Dayton area, Ohio). EQRC possesses a long and rich tradition as a forum for dissemination of scholarly ideas in the qualitative research tradition. The conference is held in early February, with the call for papers issued in fall semester. Visit www.eqrc.net for details.

In addition to EQRC, the journal also publishes juried papers from a number of other quality conferences, following independent peer-review by JEQR staff and its review board members.  Please notify the JEQR editor if you are aware of other qualitative research conferences that may desire affiliation with the journal.

JEQR also welcomes submissions of all manuscripts that have not been presented at conferences. Although authors often benefit from the feedback received through conference presentation, it is not an explicit or implicit requirement for JEQR publication and the editorial staff welcome all original manuscripts that are not simultaneously under other journal publication consideration or review.