Book Review:Artinian, B. M., Giske, T., & Cone, P. H. (2009). Gla...

Reviewed by Antoinette M. McCallin, RN, Ph.D. This new research book focuses on Glaserian grounded theory and has been written specifically for nurse researchers. Although the many examples used to illustrate methodological issues are nursing related, the book will be of interest to grounded theory researchers across disciplines. The lead author, Professor Barbara Artinian, has researched using the method and supervised masters and doctoral students for over twenty years. The insights that come from her experience are combined with a strong commitment to endorsing classic...

Volume 9, Issue no. 2, June 2010

 Volume 9, Issue no. 2, June 2010 ←  Editorial Judith A. Holton, Ph.D. The Future of Grounded TheoryBarney G. Glaser, Ph.D., Hon. Ph.D. Is That a Real Theory or Did You Just Make It  Up? Teaching Classic Grounded Theory Odis E. Simmons, Ph.D Theories in Progress Series:  Perpetual Identity Constructing Alison Clancy, RGN, M.Sc., HDNS (Diabetes), PGrad Dip(Teaching and Learning), Ph.D.Candidate       Book Review: Glaserian grounded theory in nursing research: Trusting emergence (Artinian, B.M., Giske, T., & Cone, P.H.) Antoinette M. McCallin, RN,...

The Future of Grounded Theory1

Barney G. Glaser, Ph.D., Hon. Ph.D. [This keynote address does not detail a “wish list”; it is not an ideology. Rather, it is a grounded analysis of data from the author’s travels that indicates what the future of grounded theory is likely to be. The author discusses in whose hands the future of grounded theory appears to be as well as what accounts for its spread, its use, and its misuse. This paper was first written in 1998. I will try to update it, though most still applies.] I would like to speak about what I consider the future of grounded theory. I will discuss in...

Is That a Real Theory or Did You Just Make It Up? Teaching Classic Gro...

Odis E. Simmons, Ph.D. Abstract The title of this paper was derived from an incident I observed some years ago while accompanying a highly talented musician-songwriter friend to a performance. During a break, an audience member approached him to compliment the last song he had performed. He had written both the music and the lyrics to the song, one of many he had written. The audience member queried, “Is that a real song, or did you just make it up?” A touch amused, and not knowing whether he should be flattered or insulted, he politely replied, “It is a real song and I...

Theories in Progress Series: Perpetual Identity Constructing

Alison Clancy, RGN, M.Sc., B.NS, HDNS (Diabetes), Pgrad (Teaching and Learning), Ph.D. Candidate, University College Dublin Abstract For academics who work within higher education, the difficulties in finding the space and time to learn, to reflect and to self-evaluate have increased due to multiple expectations and demands of an increasingly competitive business environment. This substantive theory of ‘Perpetual Identity Constructing’ proposes that when academics are presented with an opportunity to enhance their development, they experience a 3-stage process that...