Grounded Theory
A Practical Guide
Second Edition
by Melanie Birks and Jane Mills
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Chapter 1: Essentials of grounded theory
Chapter 2: Planning a grounded theory study
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Chapter 3: Quality processes in grounded theory research
- Meyer, D. & Avery, L. (2009). Excel as a qualitative data analysis tool. Field Methods, 21(1), 91-112.
- Birks, M., Chapman, Y., & Francis, K. (2008). Memoing in qualitative research: Probing data and processes. Journal of Research in Nursing, 13(1), 68-75.
- Pieters H and Dornig K. (2011) Collaboration in grounded theory analysis: Reflections and practical suggestions. Qualitative Social Work 12: 200-214.
Chapter 4: Positioning the researcher in a grounded theory study
Chapter 5: Data generation and collection
- Janasik, N., Honkela, T., & Bruun, H. (2009). Text mining in qualitative research: Application of an unsupervised learning method. Organizational Research Methods, 12(3), 436-60.
- Wasserman, J., Clair, J., & Wilson, K. (2009). Problematics of grounded theory: Innovations for developing an increasingly rigorous qualitative method. Qualitative Research, 9(3), 355-81.
- Montgomery, P., & Bailey, P. (2007). Field notes and theoretical memos in grounded theory. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 29(1), 65-79.
Chapter 6: Data analysis in grounded theory
- Bowen, G. (2008). Naturalistic inquiry and the saturation concept: A research note. Qualitative Research, 8(1), 137-52.
- Morse, J. (1995). The significance of saturation. Qualitative Health Research, 5(2), 147-9.
- Bainbridge R, Whiteside M and McCalman J. (2013) Being, knowing, and doing: a phronetic approach to constructing grounded theory with Aboriginal Australian partners. Qualitative Health Research 23: 275-288.
- Bringer JD, Johnston LH and Brackenridge CH. (2004) Maximizing Transparency in a Doctoral Thesis1: The Complexities of Writing About the Use of QSR*NVIVO Within a Grounded Theory Study. Qualitative Research 4: 247-265.
- Buckley CA and Waring MJ. (2013) Using diagrams to support the research process: examples from grounded theory. Qualitative Research 13: 148-172.
- Williams S and Keady J. (2012) Centre stage diagrams: a new method to develop constructivist grounded theory – late-stage Parkinson’s disease as a case exemplar. Qualitative Research 12: 218-238.
Chapter 7: Theoretical integration
Chapter 8: Presenting a grounded theory
- Mitchell, R., & Charmaz, K. (1996). Telling tales, writing stories. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 25(1), 144-66.
- Birks, M., Mills, J., Francis, K., & Chapman, Y. (2009). A thousand words paint a picture: The use of storyline in grounded theory research. Journal of Research in Nursing, 14(5), 405-17.
- Sandelowski, M. (2004). Using qualitative research. Qualitative Health Research, 14(10), 1366-86.
- Lather, P. (2004). This is your father’s paradigm: Government intrusion and the case of qualitative research in education. Qualitative Inquiry, 10(1), 15-34.
- Wilson, H., Hutchinson, S., & Holzemer, W. (2002). Reconciling incompatibilities: A grounded theory of HIV medication adherence and symptom management. Qualitative Health Research, 12(10), 1309-22.
Chapter 9: Evaluation and application of grounded theory
- Wasserman, J., Clair, J., & Wilson, K. (2009). Problematics of grounded theory: Innovations for developing an increasingly rigorous qualitative method. Qualitative Research, 9(3), 355-81.
- Sandelowski, M., & Leeman, J. (2012). Writing Usable Qualitative Health Research Findings. Qualitative Health Research, 22(10), 1404-1413.
Chapter 10: Situating grounded theory in the context of current debate
- Bainbridge, R. (2011). Becoming empowered: a grounded theory study of Aboriginal women's agency. Australasian Psychiatry, 19(S26). doi: 10.3109/10398562.2011.583040
- Johnson, R., Onwuegbuzie, A., & Turner, L. (2007). Towards a definition of mixed methods research. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 1(2), 112-33.
- Kennettt, D., O’Hagan, F., & Cezer, D. (2008). Learned resourcefulness and the long-term benefits of a chronic pain management program. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2940, 317-39.
- Ungar, M., & Liebenberg, L. (2011). Assessing Resilience Across Cultures Using Mixed Methods: Construction of the Child and Youth Resilience Measure. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 5(2), 126-149
- Bainbridge, R., Whiteside, M., & McCalman, J. (2013). Being, knowing, and doing: a phronetic approach to constructing grounded theory with Aboriginal Australian partners. Qualitative Health Research, 23(2), 275-288.
- Morse, J. M. (2011). Molding Qualitative Health Research. Qualitative Health Research, 21(8), 1019-1021.
- Sandelowski, M., & Leeman, J. (2012). Writing Usable Qualitative Health Research Findings. Qualitative Health Research, 22(10), 1404-1413.
- Allen, M. (2011). Violence and voice: using a feminist constructivist grounded theory to explore women’s resistance to abuse. Qualitative Research, 11(1), 23-45.
- Bloor, M. (2011). The Wider Community. In D. Silverman (Ed.), Qualitative Research (3rd ed., pp. 399-415). London: Sage Publications.
- Nurjannah, I., Mills, J., Park, T., & Usher, K. (2014). Conducting a Grounded Theory Study in a Language Other Than English. SAGE Open, 4(1).