What Is Grounded Theory?

When a topic has so little research documented in the literature that there is no theory to guide practice, deductive reasoning and quantitative research may not be the most appropriate types of methods. Grounded theory is a qualitative method used to identify the "main concerns of subjects and...

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Published inPediatric nursing Vol. 43; no. 6; pp. 288 - 308
Main Author Ivey, Jean
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pitman Jannetti Publications, Inc 01.11.2017
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc
Subjects
Child care
Child Rearing
Coding
Diabetes
Divorce
Grounded theory
Hypotheses
Interviews
Logical Thinking
Mothers
Nursing Research
Parent Responsibility
Pediatric nursing
Qualitative research
Research methodology
Researchers
Self Management
Statistical Analysis
Teaching Methods
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Summary:When a topic has so little research documented in the literature that there is no theory to guide practice, deductive reasoning and quantitative research may not be the most appropriate types of methods. Grounded theory is a qualitative method used to identify the "main concerns of subjects and the behaviors they use to resolve their main concerns" (Artinian, 2009, p. 3). It may not be familiar to the student and to many of those in practice. The article by McBroom and Ganong (2017) in this issue used grounded theory. The authors chose to investigate the parenting of divorced mothers of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
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ISSN:0097-9805