Transcending Inequality: A Classic Grounded Theory of Filipino Factory...

Peter C. Sun, University of Washington Abstract The purpose of this research is to develop a classic grounded theory of the main concern of Filipino factory workers in Taiwan and the latent pattern of behavior that accounts for its continual resolution. Nine participants were interviewed and the data were analyzed using the constant comparative method of analysis. The theory that emerged from this study was transcending inequality, which explains how individuals resolve inequality via three overlapping patterns of behavior: coping, bonding, and serving. These behaviors...

Theory of Flowing: Going with the Flow of the Ups-and-Downs of Recover...

Alan Kim-Lok Oh, MCounsPsy, KB, PA Abstract This article outlines the theory of flowing. Flowing is an intervention strategy that ordinary people implement in order to go with the flow of the ups-and-downs of recovering from an ordeal. It ensures that they continue to progress in recovering from their ordeal. Ordinary people experience ups-and-downs when they are recovering from their ordeal in the following domains: functioning, symptoms, energy, support, connection and progress in recovery. These ups-and-downs lead the person to perpetually struggle with uncertainty and...

Getting On-The-Same-Page

Ali J. M. Sumner, Cert Grad Mngt, MBL, PhD Abstract Work teams are intrinsic to how 21st century organizations operate. For several decades, business research has therefore focused on work team performance. De Bono thinking tools have also been used extensively by work teams, for several decades. However, there is a paucity of research on the correct use of de Bono thinking tools in business organizations. The getting on-the-same-page classic grounded theory is therefore a new theory explaining what happens when work teams utilize these tools. The research problem was the...

The Behavioural Motivations of Police Officers Engaged in Domestic Abu...

Daniel P. Ash, University of Gloucestershire Abstract This paper explores domestic abuse police work by considering the behavioural motivations of officers. It is underpinned by a study using classic grounded theory to examine how officers behave when carrying out police incident work in England. This study identifies that the motivating driver of officers engaged in domestic abuse incident work viz. their main concern, is the continual management of threats to their social identity. Officers seek to understand whether a particular incident’s circumstances provide them...

Experiencing Grounded Theory: A Review

Kari Allen-Hammer, Institute for Research and Theory Methodologies Lisa Goldberg, Institute for Research and Theory Methodologies, Saybrook University Elizabeth Kellogg, Institute for Research and Theory Methodologies, Quincy College, Lesley University Kelisa Underwood, Institute for Research and Theory Methodologies, Middle Georgia State University Kara L. Vander Linden, Institute for Research and Theory Methodologies, Saybrook University Abstract Experiencing Grounded Theory takes the reader on an enjoyable, easy-to-read journey through Simmons’s 55 years of learning,...

About the Authors

Barry Chametzky earned his Ph.D. in Education from Northcentral University with specializations in educational technology, e-learning, and classic grounded theory. He holds graduate degrees in Music (Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College, City University of New York), French (Middlebury College), and Foreign Language education (University of Pittsburgh). Dr. Chametzky is an active researcher in the fields of andragogy, e-learning, anxiety and online foreign language acquisition, and classic grounded theory with numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters to...