Such attempts to structure, order and interpret data are commonly seen to defile the canons of pure qualitative research where the primacy of the subjective experience of the participant takes precedence over the interpretation of the researcher. This paper highlights that all too often impressions of the grounded theory method are premised on a number of misunderstandings regarding the aims of...

Grounded theory method (GTM) is increasingly used in HCI and CSCW research (Fig. 1 ). GTM offers a rigorous way to explore a domain, with an emphasis on discovering new insights, testing those insights, and building partial understandings into a broader theory of the domain. The strength of the method—as a full method— is the ability to make sense of diverse phenomena, to construct an account o...

identity and other issues related to it is one the most important matters in human’s life. identity is a complex and multi-dimensional issue; so studying it, considering its importance in different aspects of life, is rough. the main aim of this study is recognizing the effective factors on social identity as well as understanding the imagination and narration of women of themselves. with the u...

background suicide attempts are more common among adolescents than other age groups. although suicide is considered a worldwide problem, but the related factors, to suicidal behavior are different in various cultures. objectives the purpose of this study is to identify themes that explain suicide attempt process among adolescents in iran. patients and methods this is a qualitative study carried...

How can grounded theory researchers develop integrated conceptual analysis? In this paper, the authors use lessons learnt during a study of clinical judgment in nursing to offer practical strategies that avoid some of the pitfalls commonly encountered during grounded theory research.

Conceptualization is crucial when developing theories, especially when adopting a Grounded Theory approach. Based on the Multi-Grounded Theory approach, which is an extension and modification of Grounded Theory, a procedure for holistic conceptual determination is presented, which consists of the following steps: Determination of content, ontological position, context, functions, origin and eme...

The Delphi method is recommended for exploratory research in emerging research areas. Despite earlier suggestions for using the Delphi method for theory creation, few analytical tools are provided for this purpose. However, Grounded Theory is especially devoted to creating theories from qualitative data. This paper describes an enhanced Delphi method which integrates data analysis techniques fr...

conclusions the results clarified a deep perception of participants’ experiences after disaster. the path of life recovery after disasters involves participants’ striving to achieve a comprehensive health recovery, which starts with the need for all-inclusive health recovery as a main concern; this is the motivator for a responding strategy. this strategy is participatory, and the process is pr...

The grounded theory approach has been used in nursing research since 1970. The latest methodological books describe the research process in details. However, there are many problems involved in the grounded theory approach, which especially need to be considered by a novice researcher. One of these problems is the question of how deeply and widely the researcher should get familiar with the res...