Volume 6, Issue no. 2, March 2007

                          Volume 6, Issue no. 2, March 2007– pdf  Editorial Judith A. Holton, Ph.D. All is Data Barney G. Glaser, Ph.D., Hon. Ph.D. Rehumanising Knowledge Work through Fluctuating Support Networks : A grounded theory Judith A. Holton, Ph.D. Reincentivizing Work : A grounded theory of work and sick leave   Hans O. Thulesius, Ph.D. & Birgitta E. Grahn, Ph.D. Creative Cycling of News Professionals  Astrid Gynnild, Ph.D. The Temporal Integration of Connected Study into a Structured LifeHelen Scott, Ph.D. Candidate    The Temporal Sensitivity of Enforced Accelerated Work Pace: A grounded theory building approach  Graham John James Kenealy, BA(Hons), Ph.D. Candidate & Susan Cartwright, Ph.D., MSc., BA,...

Volume 6, Issue no. 1, November 2006

                             Volume 6, Issue no. 1, November 2006 – PDF Editorial Judith A. Holton, Ph.D. Generalizing: The descriptive struggle Barney G. Glaser, Ph.D; Hon Ph.D. Moral Positioning: A formal theory Thomas Aström, Ph.D. Growing Open: The transition from QDA to Grounded Theory   Astrid Gynnild, Ph.D. From Pathological Dependence to Healthy Independence: An emergent grounded theory of facilitating independent living  Liz Jamieson, Ph.D.; Pamela J. Taylor, F Med Sci; Barry Gibson, Ph.D.   Opportunizing: A classic grounded theory study on business and management  Ólavur...

Volume 4, Issue no. 3, June 2005

                                     GT Review vol.4 issue 3    ←    Volume 4, Issue no. 3, June 2005 Basic Social Processes   Barney G. Glaser with the assistance of Judith Holton The goal of grounded theory is to generate a theory that accounts for a pattern of behavior that is relevant and problematic for those involved. The goal is not voluminous description, nor clever verification.  As with all grounded theory, the generation of a basic social process (BSP) theory occurs around a core category. While a core category is always present in a grounded research study, a BSP may not be. BSPs are ideally suited to generation by grounded theory from qualitative research because qualitative research can pick up process through fieldwork that continues over a period of time. BSPs are a delight to discover and formulate since they give so much movement and scope to the analyst’s perception of the data. BSPs such as cultivating, defaulting, centering, highlighting or becoming, give the feeling of process, change and movement over time.   They also have clear, amazing general implications; so much so, that it is hard to contain them within the confines of a single substantive study. The tendency is to refer to them as a formal theory without the necessary comparative development of formal theory. They are labeled by a “gerund”(“ing”) which both stimulates their generation and the tendency to over-generalize them. In this paper, we shall first discuss the search for, and criteria of, core variables and how they relate to BSPs. Then we go on to a section on several central characteristics of basic social processes. Lastly, we discuss the relative merits of unit vs. process sociology.   Adventuring: A grounded theory discovered through the analysis of science teaching and learning   Katrina M. Maloney The grounded theory of adventuring, derived from the substantive area of science teaching and learning, explains both why scientific thinking is an evolutionarily important trait and illustrates a common thread throughout a variety of teaching and learning behaviors. The core concept of adventuring incorporates the categories of exploring, mavericking, and acquiring and applying skills that are the hallmarks of positive science education. Learning science is difficult due to the higher order cognitive skills required. This study explains how we could be teaching and learning science in a way for which our brains are best suited, and in ways that reach all learners, and encourages the use of adventuring in all classrooms. Doing Best for Children: An emerging grounded theory of parents’ policing strategies to regulate between meal snacking Ruth Freeman, Richard Ekins & Michele Oliver Changes in children’s lifestyle from structured family meals to unstructured between meal sugar snacking has been recognised as a risk factor in childhood obesity.  Parental insights into children’s between meal snacking and their experiences of regulation are important if an understanding of sugar snacking is to be gained in the field of childhood obesity.  The aim of this study was to use grounded theory techniques to analyze the qualitative data obtained from participants and to generate an emerging theory of snack regulation.  A series of focus groups with parents and their children were conducted.  Data were analysed using grounded theory techniques.  The core category that emerged from the data was ‘doing best’.  Parents used the behavioural strategy of policing as a consequence of doing best.  Parents had to balance time availability, disposable income, energy levels, parental working patterns and family life with the child’s food wishes and social needs.  Balancing such contextual...

Volume 4, Issue no. 2, March 2005

                                 GT Review vol4 no2 ←   Volume 4, Issue no. 2, March 2005  The Impact of Symbolic Interaction on Grounded Theory  Barney G. Glaser  As I stated in the introduction to chapter 9, GT is a general inductive method possessed by no discipline or theoretical perspective or data type.  Yet the takeover of GT by Symbolic Interaction (SI) and all the departments and institutes that SI informs and resides in is massive and thereby replete with the remodeling of GT.  The literature on qualitative methodology is massive and replete with the assertion that SI is the foundation theoretical perspective of GT.  GT is reported as a SI method.  That GT is a general inductive method is lost.   Beyond the Physical Realm: A proposed theory regarding a consumer’s place experience  Mark Rosenbaum Marketers view place as a marketing mix tool that denotes activities associated with the distribution of products and services.  Thus, the discipline believes that places are alienated from consumers’ lives and experiences.  This article looks at the place concept anew and offers an original theory of consumers’ experience in place.   Visualising Deteriorating Conditions Tom Andrews & Heather Waterman The research aims were to investigate the difficulties ward staff experienced in detecting deterioration and how these were resolved. The emphasis within the literature tends to be on identifying premonitory signs that may be useful in predicting deterioration.  Changes in respiratory rate is the most consistent of these (Fieselmann et al. 1993; Sax and Charlson 1987; Schein et al. 1990; Smith and Wood 1998) but in common with other signs, it lacks sensitivity and specificity.   The sample consisted of 44 nurses, doctors (Interns) and health care support workers from a general medical and surgical ward.  Data were collected by means of non-participant observations and interviews, using grounded theory as originated by (Glaser and Strauss 1967) and (Glaser 1978).  As data were collected, the constant comparative method and theoretical sensitivity were used as outlined in grounded theory.  A core category of “visualising deteriorating conditions” emerged, together with its sub-core categories of “intuitive knowing”, “baselining” and “grabbing attention”. The main concern in visualising deteriorating conditions is to ensure that patients suspected of deterioration are successfully referred to medical staff.  The aim is to convince those who can treat or prevent further deterioration to intervene.  Through intuitive knowing they pick up that patients have changed in a way that requires a medical assessment.  To make the referral more credible, nurses attempt to contextualise any changes in patients by baselining (establishing baselines).  Finally with the backup of colleagues, nurses refer patients by providing as much persuasive information as possible in a way that grabs attention.  The whole process is facilitated by knowledge and experience, together with mutual trust and respect. Grounded Theory and Heterodox Economics Frederic S. Lee The dominant theory in the discipline of economics, known as neoclassical economics, is being challenged by an upstart, known as heterodox economics.  The challengers face many obstacles, the most significant of which is the actual creation of an alternative economic theory.  However heterodox economists have not settled on what the methodology of theory creation should be.  The aim of this paper is to advocate that the method of grounded theory is the best set of guidelines for theory creation.  In addition, I shall argue that the grounded theory method results in the creation of heterodox economic theories that are historical in structure, content and explanation   The Grounded Theory Bookshelf  Vivian B. Martin (no abstract found)...

Volume 4, Issue no. 1, November 2004

                                        GTReview Vol4 no1 pdf Volume 4, Issue no. 1, November 2004  Remodeling Grounded Theory Barney G. Glaser with the assistance of Judith Holton This paper outlines my concerns with Qualitative Data Analysis’ (QDA) numerous remodelings of Grounded Theory (GT) and the subsequent eroding impact. I cite several examples of the erosion and summarize essential elements of classic GT methodology. It is hoped that the article will clarify my concerns with the continuing enthusiasm but misunderstood embrace of GT by QDA methodologists and serve as a preliminary guide to novice researchers who wish to explore the fundamental principles of GT.   Pluralistic Dialoguing: A theory of interdisciplinary teamworking Antoinette M. McCallin The aim of this emerging grounded theory study was to discover the main concerns of health professionals working in interdisciplinary teams, and to explain the processes team members used to continually resolve practice problems. Data collected from forty-four participants from seven disciplines in two teaching hospitals in New Zealand, included eighty hours each of interviewing and participant observation. In this paper the theory of pluralistic dialoguing is presented. It is argued that interdisciplinary work is possible when the team replaces the discipline focus with a client-focused care and thinks differently about service delivery. Thinking cooperatively requires individual team members to dialogue with colleagues, thereby deconstructing traditional ways of thinking and reconstructing new approaches to interdisciplinary practice. Although dialoguing was an informal process occurring within clinical spaces, as the effects of health reform and restructuring intensify teams also need to establish formal dialogue groups to facilitate team practice development and support team learning in the continually changing fast-paced practice context.   A Grounded Theory of Moral Reckoning in Nursing Alvita Nathaniel Moral distress is a pervasive problem in nursing, contributing to nurses’ emotional and physical health problems, loss of nurses’ ethical integrity, dissatisfaction with the work of nursing, and loss of nurses from the workforce. The purpose of this research was twofold: 1) to further elucidate the experiences and consequences of professional nurses’ moral distress and 2) to formulate a logical, systematic, and explanatory theory of moral distress and its consequences. METHOD: This Glaserian grounded theory study utilized volunteer and purposive sampling to recruit 21 registered nurses. Analysis of the data resulted in an original substantive theory of moral reckoning in nursing, which reaches further than the concept of moral distress, identifying a critical juncture in nurses’ lives and better explaining a process that affects nurses and the health care that they deliver. Results: Moral reckoning in nursing consists of a three-stage process. After a novice period, the nurse experiences a Stage of Ease in which there is comfort in the workplace and congruence of internal and external values. Unexpectedly, a situational bind occurs in which the nurse’s core beliefs come into irreconcilable conflict with social norms. This forces the nurse out of the Stage of Ease into the Stage of Resolution, in which the nurse either gives up or makes a stand. The nurse then moves into the Stage of Reflection in which beliefs, values, and actions are iteratively examined. The nurse tries to make sense of experiences through remembering, telling the story, examining conflicts, and living with the consequences. Implications: In today’s complex health care system, nurses find themselves faced with morally troubling situations which if not resolved can lead to serious consequences for nurses, patients, and the health care system as a whole. This study sets the stage for further investigation on the human consequences of...