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GT Review vol. 5 no. 2-3 Volume 5, Issue no. 2/3, March/June 2006 Editorial Judith A. Holton, Ph.D. The Roots of Grounded Theory Barney G. Glaser, Ph.D., Hon. Ph.D. From a keynote presentation given to the 3rd International Qualitative Research Convention, Johor Bahru, Malaysia 23rd August 2005. Grappling with the Literature in a Grounded Theory Study Antoinette M. McCallin, Ph.D., RN Student researchers often struggle to understand how to use literature in a grounded theory study where timing and knowing what to read are critical. Despite substantive theoretical documentation on this topic the reality of working through abstract ideas is more challenging. There is a fine line between not doing a literature review in the area of study and being informed so that a study is focused. In this paper a practical example will be presented illustrating how the student can integrate literature yet stay away from preconceived notions. The topic is interprofessional practice. This paper was originally published in Contemporary Nurse (www.contemporarynurse.com) and is reprinted with the kind permission of the publisher. Reference: McCallin, A. M. (2003). Grappling with the literature in a grounded theory study. Contemporary Nurse, 15(1-2), 61-69. The Literature Review in Grounded Theory: A response to McCallin (2003)Tom Andrews, RN, B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc., Ph.D. The paper by McCallin (2003) is a useful contribution to the debate surrounding the role of the literature in Grounded Theory (GT). For the purpose of this paper and with reference to McCallin (2003) the issue will be discussed in relation to the purpose of a review within GT. It will be argued that the misunderstanding about the function of the literature within a GT study arises partly as a result of the confusion caused by the continual re-writing of the method. Further it will be argued that a preliminary reading of the literature is entirely consistent with the principals of GT. Finally some practical suggestions will be made as to how the issue could be dealt with in a way that is unproblematic for GT. Thoughts on the Literature Review and GT Alvita Nathaniel, DSN Thinking about epistemic questions always reminds me of Socrates’ cave allegory. In Plato’s most famous book, The Republic,Socrates talks to a young follower named Glaucon. I would like to include here a short excerpt of their conversation and discuss how this relates to my thoughts about preceding a classic GT study with a thorough literature review. New Way of Using Literature in GT? Hans Thulesius, GP, Ph.D. After having read Antoinette McCallin’s paper on literature use in GT I find myself asking the following question. Is McCallin’s way of applying the literature – letting the research area emerge in a literature search – an important modification on how to use the literature in classic GT according to Glaser? Aspects on McCallin’s paper, “Grappling with the literature in a grounded theory study”. Helene Ekström, MD, Ph.D. I read Antoinette McCallin’s paper with interest and I have learned that there are problems which I have foreseen perhaps because I am, as many medical doctors are, unaware of the many “theories” or different perspectives that one can chose in undertaking a study. Kirsti Malterud, Professor of General Practice in Bergen, Norway, used to say that we are theoretically ignorant and instead focus on the pragmatic issues of how to survive the day and help the “sick” in an appropriate way. However, even if I feel like a real novice, I have some...