Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research

Founding Editor:

Michael W. Firmin, Cedarville University

Editors:

Justin Andersson, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Le Kang, Gardner-Webb University

Managing Editor:

Alexis Chavez, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Associate Editors:

Tim Andress, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Wayne A. Babchuk, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Mark A. Giesler, Saginaw Valley State University

Bernadro Pohl, University of Houston - Downtown

Leah Wickersham-Fish, Abilene Christian University-Dallas

Tiffany Young, Doane University

Yuchun Zhou, Ohio University

Copy Editor:

Editorial Board:

Kimberly Acquaviva, George Washington University

Andrea Bingham, University of Colorado

Jessika Boles, Vanderbilt University

L. Ebony Boulware, Johns Hopkins University

Huan Chen, University of Florida

Megan Powell Cuzzolino, Harvard University

Elizabeth Dore, Radford University

Jazlin Ebenezer, Wayne State University

Kassandra Engfer, Hawaii Pacific University

Jennifer Esposito, Georgia State University

Cecilia Fernandez, University of Michigan

Priva Fischweicher, Barry University

Abe Flanigan, Georgia Southern University

Janice Fournillier, Georgia State University

Robin Goldberg-Glen, Widener University

Petter Grahl Johnstad, Hordaland County Municipality

Lauren Gulbas, Dartmouth College

Suejung Han, Illinois State University

Anne Hornak, Central Michigan University

Nancy Hornberger, University of Pennsylvania

Joseph Hruby, Baldwin-Wallace College

Lee Humphreys, Cornell University

Suzie Jones, Utah State University

Christina Kim, Cedarville University

Effie Kritikos, Northeastern Illinois University

Maria E. Lozano, Columbia University

Jose Martinez, Seymour Community Schools (Indiana)

Judy Meloy, Castleton State College

James Morton, University of Alaska Fairbanks

James L. Olive-Liebhart, University of Dayton

Laura Parson, North Dakota State University

Erin Partridge, Notre Dame de Namur University

Analay Perez, University of Michigan

Robin Phelps-Ward, Clemson University

Mary Romero, Arizona State University

Carolyn Rouse, Princeton University

Diane Ryndak, University of Florida

Kennedy Saldanha, Eastern Michigan University

Ruslan Slutsky, University of Toledo

Maureen V. Spelman, North Central University

Deborah Skinstad, Stellenbosch University

William Stevens, University of Chicago

Herb L. Thompson III, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Ashley Thrasher, Western Carolina University

Dorothy Valcarcel Craig, Middle Tennessee State University

Mark Warren, Harvard University

Lindy B. Williams, Cornell University

Chelsea Wooding, National University

Victoria Zascavage, Xavier 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 Researching Violence: Conducting Risky Fieldwork in Dangerous Spaces Across Latin America and the Caribbean.

JEQR is a printed journal available for subscription at university libraries. Inquiries, including permission for reprints, should be sent to editor@jeqr.org. 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 related universities.

The journal publishes refereed papers from a number of 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.