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EnglishWhat services does ResearchTalk provide for qualitative researchers?
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ResearchTalk, Inc. provides qualitative research consulting and professional development for researchers across industries and disciplines. Its services fall into four categories: professional development courses, co-analysis, consultation, and organizational capacity building. It is best suited to qualitative researchers who already have substantive insight into their topic and want methodological expertise to complement it — not to people looking for a general research methods introduction or quantitative support.
The four service lines
| Service | What it is for |
|---|---|
| Professional Development Courses | Building qualitative knowledge and skills through courses taught by qualitative scholars |
| Co-Analysis | Working alongside ResearchTalk on analysis of a project |
| Consultation | Bringing in a fresh perspective on a qualitative project |
| Organizational Capacity Building | Developing qualitative capability within an organization |
The site frames the overall suite as a way to "refine their knowledge and skills, inject projects with a fresh perspective, and meet project goals and deadlines." That phrasing points to two different buyer situations: individuals who want training, and teams or organizations that need help on live projects or want to build internal capacity.
Professional development courses and events
This is the most detailed area of the site. Three recurring programs are listed:
- Qualitative Research Summer Intensive (QRSI) — the 24th Annual QRSI runs July 26–30 and August 4–6, 2027, co-hosted by ResearchTalk in partnership with UNC's Odum Institute for Research in Social Science. Details for QRSI 2027 were expected to be available in late 2026.
- Fall Qualitative Inquiry Seminars — October 5–November 6, 2026, four courses delivered by the qualitative scholar team, exclusively online.
- Qualitative Writing Camp — December 1–4, 2026, a 3.5-day online program where qualitative inquiry mentors introduce strategies for composing "authentic, impactful and relevant data-based articles, books, chapters, reports and presentations."
Two practical points follow from this. First, the courses are taught by "leading scholars in the field of qualitative inquiry," so the value proposition is methodological instruction rather than software training. Second, the Writing Camp is aimed at output — turning data into publishable or presentable work — which makes it relevant to researchers who have data and analysis but are stuck at the writing stage.
Who each service fits
- Choose a course or seminar if you want to learn or sharpen a qualitative method, or if you need structured time and mentoring to write up data-based work.
- Choose co-analysis if you have data and a project underway but want another qualified analyst working through it with you.
- Choose consultation if you want an outside methodological perspective on a project you are running yourself.
- Choose organizational capacity building if the goal is to raise qualitative capability across a team or institution rather than to fix one project.
Practical details
The organization is based at 150 Wrenn Drive, #5894, Cary, NC 27512, US, with phone contact at 631-218-8875 and email at [email protected]. To join the mailing list for QRSI 2027 updates, the site directs you to email [email protected]. The site does not publish pricing for any of the four services, so cost has to be confirmed directly rather than assumed.