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A Grounded Theory of Creative Identity
… collaboration, and reward. A constructivist grounded theory design was employed to examine the meaning of being a creative individual and the associated creative processes utilized by the self-identified participants. The data collected were used to develop a theory of creative identity for …
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Technological Immersion Learning: A Grounded Theory
The Technological Immersion Learning Theory (TILT) was developed through a classic grounded theory study in the seminal tradition of Glaser and Strauss (1967) and Glaser (1978, 1992, 1998, 2001, 2007). The purpose of the study was to investigate an exemplary case of self-determined technology …
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European integration reassessed: a grounded theory approach.
… themselves in the creation of the EU. Through grounded theory methodology, an empirical study of the European life insurance industry in general and of the Third Life Assurance Directive in particular, this thesis investigates the extent of sector involvement in the EU's decision-making …
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Appreciative Inquiry Practitioner Formation: A Grounded Theory Study
… in organizations (Ruona & Lynham, 1999). This grounded theory study addressed the question: What is the development journey of AI practitioners? The study introduced a theoretical framework for AI practitioner formation. The findings and discussion from this study suggest that AI formation …
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Cancer screening behaviors in older adults: Grounded theory
… and primary purpose of the study. Generation of grounded theory regarding older adults' beliefs and perceptions about cancer screening was the ultimate goal. Formal, unstructured interviews were completed with fifteen older adults who had completed a cancer screening examination and had not …
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Developing 'A Personal Knowing' : A Grounded Theory Study
… knowledge base.<br/><br/>A Constructivist Grounded Theory methodology was selected in order to explore these processes. A purposive sample of 24 participants was recruited from across both programmes; a series of interviews was undertaken, and data analysis resulted in both the induction of …
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Mobile Health Supporting Physical Activity: A Grounded Theory
… design: The aim was to develop a substantive theory using grounded theory methodology with a constructivist theoretical stance which guided all sampling and analytical procedures, assisted by the software QSR-NVivo. Participants contributed 34 in-depth, semi-structured interviews (22 purposive …
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Learning choices: a grounded theory study of adult returners
This research is a grounded theory study of the learning choices of adult returners. For the purpose of this research, 'adult returner' has been defined as somebody who left school at the earliest opportunity who, after a period away from formal education, has identified a desire or a need to …
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Information, communication and organizational culture : a grounded theory approach.
… with the style of qualitative analysis known as 'grounded theory' for scholars interested in furthering their understanding of the information dimension of complex organisations. More specifically, a preliminary examination of the data set in conjunction with a theoretical position which posited …
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The first year of teaching: a grounded theory study
… year of teaching, and, to derive from this, a theory which would elaborate and clarify the process of socialisation for these teachers. Throughout the 1979 school year, data was collected from this sample of teachers, and from their Principals, Senior Teachers, colleagues and Inspectors, using …
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A grounded theory of women's eating patterns
… purpose of the study was to generate a tentative theory of women's eating patterns from women's experiences within the full context of their life history and environment. Theoretical sampling identified the 20 women who participated in the study. They came from varying educational backgrounds and …
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Cardiac Rehabilitation Attendance and Women: A Straussian Grounded Theory
… infarction. Using a feminist informed Straussian grounded theory research approach, 25 post myocardial infarction women were interviewed about their cardiac rehabilitation programme.<br/><br/>Analysis of the data suggests that for the women who took part in this study having a myocardial …
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The Shifting Sound of Silence: A Constructivist Grounded Theory
… was interpretivist, and constructivist grounded theory was used as a qualitative methodology. The sample was achieved by purposive sampling, and twenty intensive interviews were conducted with American psychotherapists. The interviews were transcribed and analysed under the …
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Weight Loss Surgery Decision Process: A Grounded Theory Study
… and the role of nurses in this process using a grounded theory research design. Morbid or severe obesity is a chronic illness that is increasing in prevalence throughout the United States. The Center for Disease Control (2007) reported the obesity population of adults doubled from 15.1% in …
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Photographs in the therapy room: a grounded theory study
… as a catalyst for the present investigation, grounded in a commitment to empirically evaluate the alleged therapeutic advantages of employing photographs in counselling sessions. Using Constructivist Grounded Theory (CGT), this study explores HOW and WHY photographs are introduced in …
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Competencies of Outstanding Executive Coaches: A Grounded Theory Approach
… of outstanding executive coaches. This grounded-theory study sought to discover a model of executive coach competencies, through in-depth interviews with coaches rated as outstanding by a large purchaser of coaching services. Sixteen coaches participated in the recorded and transcribed …
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Physical activity and advanced cancer : a grounded theory approach
… in people with advanced cancer, using a classic grounded theory approach. Methods: Phase One involved participants wearing an activPAL™ activity monitor and filling out a daily record sheet for seven days duration; Phase Two involved face-to-face, semi-structured interviews using the daily record …
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A Grounded Theory of Pathologists’ Assistants Professional Identity Formation
… and workforce policy. Methods: A qualitative grounded theory approach was used, incorporating semi-structured interviews with 11 practicing PathAs. Interview questions addressed educational experiences, clinical training, mentorship, workplace culture, and perceived roles within healthcare …
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