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Qualitative Research Association of Malaysia
10th INTERNATIONAL QUALITATIVE RESEARCH CONFERENCE 2021
PROGRAMME
Virtual
Conference
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Pre-Conference Workshop (20th October 2021, Wednesday)
*SUBJECT TO APPROVAL
Pre-Conference Workshop
* 08:00 am - 09:00 am - Participants Registration
09:00 am -
03:00 pm
Workshop 1
Title: Doing (Reflexive) Thematic Analysis: A Practical Introduction
Speaker:
Professor Dr Virginia Braun (The University of Auckland)
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Workshop 2
Title: Supervision & Rigor in Qualitative Study
Speaker:
Professor Dr Ismi Arif Ismail
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Workshop 3
Title: Writing Effectively for Qualitative Research: Making Critical
Speakers:
Dr Chong Su Li (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS)
Assoc. Prof Dr Vighnarajah (Veritas University College)
10:00 am -
10:30 am
Morning Break
01:00 pm -
02:00 pm
Lunch
02:00 pm -
06:00 pm
Workshop 4
Title: Grounded Theory for Beginners
Speakers:
Professor Dr Tong Seng Fah (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
Datin ChM. Dr Ng Soo Boon (SEGI University)
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Workshop 5
Title: Phenomenology: Back to "Things Themselves".
Speakers:
Professor Dr Khatijah Lim Abdullah (Sunway University)
Dr Irmi Zarina Ismail (Universiti Putra Malaysia)
* Break time are indicative and subjected to the respective speaker's discretion.
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Conference Day 1 (21 October 2021, Thursday)​
​Please refer to the secretariat email for any latest changes.
Thank you.
Day 1 (Thursday)
08:30 am - 09:00 am
Participants Registration
vFair Platform: https://iqrc2021.vfairs.com
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09:00 am - 09:15 am
Opening speech : Prof Dr Tong Seng Fah
President Qualitative Research Association of Malaysia (QRAM)
09:15 am - 10:00 am
Plenary 1: Prof Michael Myers
Chair: Prof Dr Shahrim
Qualitative Research in a Digital World
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Break
Venue
Parallel Session
Session 1a
Business,
Management
Session 2a
Research design &
methodology in qualitative
research
Session 3a
Health Sciences
Session 4a
Education
10:30 am - 11:30 am
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​Parallel Paper Presentation Session 1:
Session 1a (Business, Management)
Chair: Prof Dr Geetha
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Presenter: Chua Caik Leng
Developing a Fengshui-based strategic decision-making model for Malaysia's property industry.
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Presenter: Muhd Yusuf Kamaruzaman
The movement of traditional malay kuih in Mersing towards viability of Malaysia’s heritage food: A pilot study.
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Presenter: Salasiah Maerat
Integrating corporate social responsibility (CSR) with human resource management (HRM) practices: a proposed framework for small medium enterprise.
Session 2a (Research design & methodology in qualitative research)
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Chair: Dr Jeya Vellu
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Presenter: Chong Su Li
Double-tracking in qualitative research: Confronting and theorizing data collection challenges in literacy and language education in new times.
Presenter: Dini Farhana Baharudin
Using online focus group interview via WhatsApp to identify literacy needs and religious coping of refugees.
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Presenter: Kriti Singh
An analysis of the existing challenges in the Indian News Media- Military Relationship from Indian News Media perspective: A grounded theory study.
Session 3a (Health Sciences)
Chair: Dr Irmi Zarina
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Presenter: Zhooriyati Sehu
Positivity during the global pandemic among Malaysians COVID-19 front liners: A pilot study.
Presenter: Sirajo Mohamed
An Exploration of the Experiences of First-birth Women in Exclusive Breast-feeding: A Qualitative Study.
Presenter: Nurul Athirah Naserrudin
Exploring the social-cultural and psychosocial factors, drivers and barriers to Malaria preventive behavior.
Session 4a (Education)
Chair: Prof Dr Rohaida
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Presenter: Joanna Miranda Claire
Exploring the acceptance of online learning by university undergraduate students.
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Presenter: Hadijah Jafri
Using reflective-case based learning to explore personal self.
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Presenter: Fatma Al Duhani
Constructing an Evaluation Tool for Virtual Labs in Science Teaching.
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Break
Venue
Parallel Session
Session 1b
Business,
Management
Session 2b
Research design &
methodology in qualitative
research
Session 3b
Health Sciences
Session 4b
Reconciliation & partnership in technology
11:45 am -
12:45 pm
Parallel Paper Presentation Session 2:
Session 1b (Business, Management)
Chair: Prof Dr Md Shahrim
Presenter: Shalawati Ibrahim
Using the traditional recipe as document analysis: Developing criteria of checklist,
Presenter: Teh Beng Soo
An Exploratory Study on Workplace Inclusion Strategy for the Untapped Labour Pool of Ex-Offenders.
Presenter: Norazean Miswat
Meneroka pembangunan prototype pakaian bagi meningkatkan kualiti hidupan di kalangan wanita yang terkesan dengan kanser payudara.
Session 2b (Research design & methodology in qualitative research)
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Chair: Mr Hariz Zainal Abidin
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Presenter: Muhd Fadzrin Othman
Thematic Analysis Using Excel for Analyzing Ethical and Social Issues in Social-Media.
Presenter: Nur Faraheen Abd Rahman
Using meta-synthesis in a narrative review: lessons and reflections.
Presenter: Syirahaniza Md Salleh
Exploring the challenges in routine healthcare data collection in primary care settings: oral healthcare personnel experiences.
Session 3b (Health Sciences)
Chair: Dr Irmi Zarina
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Presenter: Zhooriyati Sehu
Positivity during the global pandemic among Malaysians COVID-19 front liners: A pilot study.
Presenter: Sirajo Mohamed
An Exploration of the Experiences of First-birth Women in Exclusive Breast-feeding: A Qualitative Study.
Presenter: Nurul Athirah Naserrudin
Exploring the social-cultural and psychosocial factors, drivers and barriers to Malaria preventive behavior.
Session 4b (Reconciliation & partnership in technology)
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Chair: Datin Dr Ng Soo Boon
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Presenter: Azrina Ely Ahmad Azhari
Online Interview: Benefits, Challenges and Solutions.
Presenter: Isyaku Hasan
Factors influencing the rise of online newspapers in Northwestern Nigeria.
Presenter: Leong Yee Nam
A Post Pandemic Phenomenological Study of Manager’s Response to Psychological Stress in the Construction Industry.
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Conference Day 2 (22 October 2021, Friday)​
Day 2 (Friday)
09:00 am - 09:45 am
Plenary 2: Prof Virginia Braun
Understanding the method of thematic analysis and choosing the right approach for your project.
Chair: Dr Jeya
09:45 am - 10:00 am
Break
Venue
Parallel Session
Session 1c
Business,
Management
Session 2c
Research design &
methodology in qualitative
research
Session 3c
Health Sciences
Session 4c
Education
10:00 am -
11:00 pm
Parallel Paper Presentation Session 3:
Session 1c (Business, Management)
Chair: Prof Dr Geetha Subramaniam
Presenter: Yvonne Kua Ee
Business Model Transformation during Covid-19: A Case of Electrical Appliance.
Presenter: Paramjeet Kaur
The Live Reef Food Fish Trade (LRFFT) in Tun Mustapha Park (TMP), Sabah: Key Stakeholder interactions and trade Operations.
Presenter: Wong Seow Chee
Use of Humour as a Coping Strategy in the Workplace During a Pandemic – a Malaysian context.
Session 2c (Research design & methodology in qualitative research)
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Chair: Dr Maslina
Presenter: K.Prasad A/L S.Krishnapillai
A Behavioral Study in Malaysia on User Adoption of Security Measures for Mobile Devices.
Presenter: Zhao Yuanyuan
Defining the concepts of a smart nursing home and its potential technology utilities that integrate medical services and are acceptable to stakeholders: A scoping review.
Presenter: Maznieda Mahjom
The soft skills emergency management that matters at the hardest time: a phenomenology study of health care worker’s experiences during Kelantan flood 2014
Session 3c (Health Sciences)
Chair: Prof Dr Khatijah Lim Abdullah
Presenter: Jesslyn Oi-Bozeman
An investigative of fitness trainers’ training strategies in planning and implementing fitness programming.
Presenter: Nor Ain Abdul Rashid
A study on lived changes experiences among traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors in Malaysia.
Presenter: Mary Chuah Hooi Mei
Parents’ lived experience of engagement in children’s psychotherapeutic intervention.
Session 4c (Education)
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Chair: Dr Chong Su Li
Presenter: Mohamad Hisyam Ismail
Students’ view on stem lessons: analyzing the needs to design integrated stem instructional practices through scientist-teacher-students partnership (STSP).
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Presenter: Siti Alifah Syed Jalal
Teachers’ Beliefs towards Teaching Kinematics of Linear Motion.
11:00 am - 11:15 am
Break
Venue
Parallel Session
Session 1d
Education
Session 2d
Research design &
methodology in qualitative
research
Session 3d
Health Sciences
Session 4d
Reconciliation & partnership in technology
11:15 am -
12:15 pm
Parallel Paper Presentation Session 4:
Session 1d (Education)
Chair: Assoc Prof Dr Irene Tan
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Presenter: Hasrul Hosshan
A study of researcher’s learning experience in conducting qualitative inquiry of adolescents with autism spectrum disorders on their social experience in mainstream classroom: challenges and opportunities.
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Presenter: Salmiah Md Salleh
Inquiry based teaching of fractions among primary mathematics school teachers.
Presenter: Narina Samad
“It is not easy to be a housewife, mother, student and teacher at the same time”: Stories of struggles among Malaysian female teachers as postgraduate students during COVID-19 pandemic.
Session 2d (Research design & methodology in qualitative research)
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Chair: Prof Dr Khatijah Lim Abdullah
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Presenter: Wan Safuraa Wan Osman
Are they telling the truth? Cognitive dissonance in in-depth interview of a multiple-case study.
Presenter: Yuzana Md Yusof
Muslim patients with chronic kidney disease: a preliminary study.
Presenter: Jayakumar S/O Raj
A Study on the Effectiveness of Training Need Analysis (TNA) in Selected Manufacturing Companies in Johor Bahru.
Session 3d (Health Sciences)
Chair: Dr Irmi Zarina
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Presenter: Nur Hafizah Muhamad Sobri
Exploring the challenges, facilitators, and needs of dietitians in delivering diabetes prevention interventions to women with gestational diabetes mellitus in Malaysian healthcare.
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Presenter: Zhao Yuanyuan
The expectations and acceptability of a smart nursing home model among Chinese older people and their family members: A qualitative study.
Session 4d (Reconciliation & partnership in technology)
Chair: Mr Jason Raj
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Presenter: Faizah Fakhrudin
The perks and drawbacks of e-mail interview.
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Presenter: Nurul Akma Jamil
Malaysian Mothers Experience in Milk Sharing via Local, Breastfeeding & Breastmilk Donation Community in Facebook.
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Conference Day 3 (23 October 2021, Saturday)​
Day 3 (Saturday)
09:00 am - 09:45 am
Plenary 3: Prof Rohaida Mohd Saat
Chair: AP Dr Irene
Ethics in Qualitative Research: New Concerns for New Approaches
09:45 am - 10:00 am
Break
Venue
Parallel Session
Session 1e
Business,
Management
Session 2e
Education
Session 3e
Health Sciences
Session 4e
Health Sciences
10:00 am -
11:00 pm
Parallel Paper Presentation Session 5:
Session 1e (Business, Management)
Chair: Prof Dr Shahrim
Presenter: Yusnidar Abdul Rahman
Strategic foresight for Micro Entrepreneurship growth: A study on empowering marginalised women in Penang.
Presenter: Cheah U Ming
Examining Post-Pandemic Behavioural Change in Managing Team Agility: A Study of Leaders in Multinational Corporations in Malaysia.
Presenter: Jeffrey Yee
Watching out for blind spots: towards a balanced conception of spiritual well-being in management research and practice.
Session 2e (Education)
Chair: Dr Erdawati
Presenter: Noor Sazaai Mat Saad
The window into the future sojourn for international student.
Presenter: Bharathi Sengodan
The ethnic mismatch in "mentor-mentee pairing" and its impact on their engagement: a qualitative study.
Presenter: Ani Munirah Mohamad
Using ATLAS.ti web for collaborative qualitative analysis during pandemic: case of cyberbullying.
Session 3e (Health Sciences)
Chair: Assoc Prof Dr Maslin
Presenter: Tan Chai Eng
How do parents interact with information related to their child’s cancer? A Qualitative Study.
Presenter: Kalvina Chelladorai
The Grounded Theory Approach: Experience from a COVID-19 Study.
Presenter: Nur Zahirah Balqis-Ali
Public perception on health systems’ response towards early phase COVID-19.
Session 4e (Health Sciences)
Chair: Mr Hariz Zainal Abidin
Presenter: Muhammad Iqbal Haji Mukhti
Exploring the Lived Experiences and Coping Strategies of Family Caregivers Stroke Patient During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Presenter: Shveta a/p Jayaraman
After Breast Cancer treatment: Women’s Perspective on their interpersonal relationship.
11:00 am - 11:15 am
Break
11:15 am - 12:45 pm
Forum: Doing Collaborative Qualitative
Speakers: Assoc Professor Dr Adina Abdullah (UM),
Assoc Prof Dr Melati Nunngsari (Asia School of Business),
Dr Chong Su Li (UTP)
Moderator: Datin Dr Ng Soo Boon