Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of doctor of philosophy, february 2016. Grounded theory refers to a set of systematic inductive methods for conducting qualitative research aimed toward theory development. You use grounded theory when you seek to generate a theory because one is not available or suitable. Nine children were observed participating in learning and play in a combined preschool and kindergarten program. The design requires a multilayered process, thus allowing the theory to emerge from the data oktay, 2012. I agree that this thesis be accessible for the purpose of study and research in accordance with the normal conditions. A sample of 29 participants was recruited permitting the formulation of a substantive theory regarding the development of a professional identity in nursing students. Grounded theory method, which is taught in masters and doctorallevel research courses, requires a significant time investment to understand the various steps required for data collection and analysis. A grounded theory study of young peoples interactions with healthcare professionals jason vickers school of nursing, midwifery and social work college of health and social care university of salford, salford, uk. A paper written as a resource document for thesis candidates using grounded theory for data analysis. The purpose of this grounded theory study was to generate a theory that. Increasingly, researchers use the term to mean the. Introduction once you have completed a grounded theory study, there remains one more challenge how to write up and present it.
Also, practical implications of this analysis are also discussed. A grounded theory study of attitudes towards mental. A grounded theory study of the role of disclosure in the. A grounded theory study of attitudes towards mental illness and helpseeking amongst police officers with a military background a thesis submitted to the university of manchester for the degree of doctor of philosophy phd in the faculty of humanities 2014 elizabeth royle school of environment, education and development.
The sage handbook of grounded theory by bryant and charmaz 2007 formed the basis for this study, outlining the tenets of grounded theory methodology used in this research study. A constant comparative analysis of the data generated a substantive grounded theory, the theory of establishing and sustaining instructor presence to enable student learning. Mnst, gcett, pgcert nursing clinical teaching, rn, rm. A thesis submitted to the school of graduate studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree doctor of philosophy geography mcmaster university.
Edwards dissertation submitted to the faculty of the graduate school of the university of maryland, college park, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy 2007 advisory committee. Grounded theory as a research approach with child participants. A grounded theory study of educational psychologists mental health casework in schools. Using grounded theory methodology to understand developmental factors that contribute to caucasian lowincome parents positive assessment of marital health dissertation a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy in the college of agriculture. The study described in this thesis sought to answer the research question.
A grounded theory study of nurse academics role modelling. A grounded theory of college mens gender identity development by keith e. The issues which occupy practitioners within the is environment are of a sociotechnical nature. Schurch ma, the ohio state university, 1986 bs, the ohio state university, 1982 dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of.
Guiding the use of grounded theory in doctoral studies. The report of this study begins with a brief description of grounded theory methodology. This thesis also provides recommendations to service developers and educational researchers. Using qualitative grounded theory methodology, a theory. At that time, strauss and glaser conducted social science research in hospitals on death awareness. On utilizing grounded theory in business doctoral research. Zafeiriou, maria evrydiki 2017 a grounded theory study.
Writing up a grounded theory study sage research methods. Grounded theory examination of the perspective of practice. Zafeiriou, maria evrydiki 2017 a grounded theory study of. Andrea gorra, leeds metropolitan university, uk comments sent to a. Developing research questions dissertation and scholarly. The thesis focuses on the concept of engagement, a term used by health. Dr hilary engward grounded theory thesis methodology exemplar empirical research into health care ethics empirical inquiry into the concepts of ethics is a developing, but not new field. Chapter 3 methodology phd thesis, andrea gorra page 86 thesis title. If you decide to apply grounded theory methodology in your dissertation, you have to decide how to select cases for your research.
An overview of grounded theory design in educational research. The process of conducting qualitative grounded theory research for a doctoral thesis. An analysis of the relationship between individuals perceptions of privacy and mobile phone location data a grounded theory study. Dr hilary engward grounded theory thesis methodology exemplar empirical research into health care ethics empirical inquiry into the concepts of ethics is a developing, but not new field sugarman, pearlman, and taylor, 2007. Grounded theory is one of the most popular research designs in the world.
Dr hilary engward grounded theory thesis methodology exemplar the purpose of this chapter is to build your case as to why grounded theory is best. Henderson, lorna russell 2009 a grounded theory study of the role of disclosure in the management of longterm conditions. This substantive theory contributes knowledge relevant to the undergraduate nursing. The process of conducting qualitative grounded theory. When a researcher using one of the other forms of qualitative research.
Grounded theory is an important method for studying topics of a social nature. Maria evrydiki zafeiriou thesis submitted to the university of nottingham for the degree of doctor of applied educational psychology may 2017. In chapter 2, i present the theoretical framework that underpins this study by summarizing relevant literature in. Grounded theory is a wellknown methodology employed in many research studies. Conversely to strauss and corbin, he has dismissed the applicability of any specific philosophical or. The grounded theory research process the process of building grounded theory consists of different phases, which include deciding on a research problem, framing the research question, data collection, data coding and analysis, and theory development figure 1. An overview of grounded theory design in educational. Grounded theory design to guide the collecting and coding of interview data in. Grounded theory can be a supplement or supplemented by other research methodologies in one research project campbell a, 2011. A worked example of a study of dental practices article pdf available in bmc medical research methodology 111. The origins and history of grounded theory will be considered and the research process examined, with particular emphasis on the characteristics that.
Grounded theory what is grounded theory, when to use it, and how it developed. Grounded theory methods were applied to address these aims. This emergent theory states that the perception of instructor presence results from the studentinstructor relationship, that it is established and sustained through four. Grounded theory gt is taught in many doctoral schools across the world, and exemplified in most methodological books and publications in top tier journals, as a qualitative research method. A classic grounded theory study of virtual leadership by linda s. A grounded theory design is a set of procedures used to generate systematically a theory that explains, at a broad conceptual level, a process about a substantive topic. Pdf the process of conducting qualitative grounded theory. This work is build through a grounded theory methodology which crosses the borders of issues exclusively related to environmental management, approaching the wider grounds of the business and economic spheres, but this is absolutely. In doing so, the paper discusses the rationale, features, and benefits of grounded theory. Thesis submitted to the university of nottingham for the degree. Constructivist grounded theory methods were utilised in the conduct of the study.
Lehmann 2001a describes the grounded theory process as a spiral that starts by collecting slices of data in a substantive area of enquiry, which are then codified and categorised in a continuous process that moves toward saturation and results in the theoretical densification of concepts represented by a substantive theory. Karen ford rn, bn, mn, cert paed nsg submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy university of tasmania november 2010. A grounded theory study of the multicultural experiences of school psychologists by kenya noreen mewborn dissertation submitted to the faculty of the graduate school of the university of maryland, college park in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy 2005 advisory committee. If you aim at developing theory using grounded theory, your chapter should be structured in a way that leads up to your motivation e. In a grounded theory study the research questions should seek to develop a theory grounded in data e. Distinguishing between a social constructionist and an objectivist grounded theory charmaz, 2000, 2002, 2006 provides a heuristic device for understanding divisions and debates in grounded theory and indicates ways to move the method further into social constructionism. A specific methodology developed by glaser and strauss 1967 for the purpose of building theory from data. Chapter 3 details the study design of a constructivist grounded theory method.
Not only are there thousands of publications that report on studies using grounded theory methods, but there is also a collection of seminal texts that researchers can use to guide their study and ensure the rigour of their work. In their book the term grounded theory is used in a more sense to denote theoretical constructs derived form qualitative analysis of data. It explains how institutional factors impact upon and. The resulting theory is the researchers interpretation of the data, consistent with constructivist grounded theory charmaz, 2006. This presentation focuses on how to apply the grounded theory approach in the data collection and analysis process, and the development of a preposition, model or theory to explain a phenomenon of. Paper 59 1 grounded theory bob dick 2000 grounded theory.
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