Working the System: School counselors aligning to advantage

Stillman, Susan Braude. (2011). Working the System: School counselors aligning to advantage. The Grounded Theory Review, vol.10, no.2, pp.112-132. This study, based in the substantive area of school counselors, was conducted using classical grounded theory, an inductive, systemic method of data collection and analysis. The core variable, or the school counselors’ main concern and how they were resolving it, emerged as the need to develop and implement a comprehensive program within the complex ecology of a school. Working the system: Aligning to advantage was discovered...

The Theory of Social Control and the Social Psychology of Dissatisfact...

Selmes, Orsolya. (2011). The Theory of Social Control and the Social Psychology of Dissatisfaction: Inhibition, regression and isolation in a cultural context. The Grounded Theory Review, vol.10, no.2, pp.91-111. The Theory of Social Control (TSC) is grounded in satisfaction and happiness research. The study investigated the reasons behind relatively low levels of civil and personal satisfaction, subjective social well-being and experienced happiness in the post-communist Hungarian social context. The basic social process uncovered in the research is self-situating, which...

Stigma in Access to HIV Treatment in African Settings: The importance ...

Oturu, Kingsley. (2011). Stigma in Access to HIV Treatment in African Settings: The importance of social connections. The Grounded Theory Review, vol.10, no.2, pp.63-90. Access to antiretroviral therapy is desperately needed in Nigeria. Increased access to anti-retroviral therapy for HIV treatment contributes to improved quality of life and reduced health care costs. It may assist in reduction of stigma and risk of HIV transmission. Although a lot of global funding has been mobilised to improve access to HIV treatment, many people in Nigeria still do not have access. The...

Dynasting Theory: Lessons in learning grounded theory

Loy, Johnben Teik-Cheok. (2011). Dynasting Theory: Lessons in learning grounded theory. The Grounded Theory Review, vol.10, no.2, pp.45-62. This article captures the key learning lessons gleaned from the author’s experience learning and developing a grounded theory for his doctoral dissertation using the classic methodology as conceived by Barney Glaser. The theory was developed through data gathered on founders and successors of Malaysian Chinese family-own businesses. The main concern for Malaysian Chinese family businesses emerged as dynasting – the building,...

Re-Vitalizing Worthiness: A theory of overcoming suicidality

Gordon, Evelyn; Cutcliffe, John R.; and Stevenson, Chris. (2011). Re-Vitalizing Worthiness: A theory of overcoming suicidality. The Grounded Theory Review, vol.10, no.2, pp.21-44. Rates of suicide and suicidality have risen in many countries in recent years and in Ireland this trend has been particularly evident among young men (NOSP, 2005), focusing attention on how best to respond to this group. Although mental health professionals have been identified as a key group to respond to the suicidal person, it has been suggested that they are ill-prepared for working in this...

Authenticizing the Research Process

Elizondo-Schmelkes, Nora. (2011). Authenticizing the Research Process. The Grounded Theory Review, vol.10, no.2, pp.1-20. This study reflects the main concern of students (national and international) who are trying to get a postgraduate degree in a third world (or “in means of development”) country. The emergent problem found is that students have to finish their thesis or dissertation but they do not really know how to accomplish this goal. They resolve this problem by authenticizing the process as their own. The theory of authenticizing involves compassing their way to...