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Showing 1 to 20 of 338 for “"grounded theory methodology"”.
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Understanding successful physical activity behaviour change using a grounded theory methodology
… are developed without explicit reference to theory, evidence suggests that the explicit use of theory will significantly improve the chances of effectiveness (Nutbeam & Harris, 2004). As no existing theoretical models are specifically intended to account for PA behaviour change, a number of …
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Discussions in existential-phenomenological dreamwork using a constructivist grounded theory methodology
This research uses Constructivist Grounded Theory to explore how practitioners with extensive years of experience in the existential-phenomenological field of therapy work with dreams. In-depth interviews were carried out twice with participants, with the second interview using a paper written …
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Common education and separate schools: study of sharing education in Northern Ireland using a grounded theory methodology
… and shared education in Northern Ireland, a grounded theory approach is employed to understand the problems and possibilities for sharing in collaborative education projects involving schools of different ethos. As a result of this study a deeper understanding is achieved of the basic social …
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Exploring the impact of life science intermediaries on knowledge exchange and commercialisation: using a constructivist grounded theory methodology
This thesis presents a Constructivist Grounded Theory study that explores the impact that life science specific intermediaries have on knowledge exchange and commercialisation. Many of the life science intermediaries (LSIs) that operate to bridge the divide between industry and academia receive …
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Reading young adult dystopia. Analysing teenage readers’ portrayals of discursive positions about rebellion in young adult dystopia in a mixed-methods research design combining grounded theory methodology and situational analysis
… into analysis. This specific demand requires a methodology that is capable of accessing both origins of data. Grounded Theory Methodology relying on paradigmatic roots and a theoretical foundation that is compatible with a constructionist theoretical concept of the literary genre makes it …
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"Respect is active like an organism that is not only cumulative but has a very personal effect": A grounded theory methodology of a respect communication model in the college classroom.
… regarding respect in the college classroom. Grounded theory allowed for searching theoretical relevance of the phenomenon through constant comparison with categorical identification. The most practical contributions of this research identifies as several major notions including, the …
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Entrance, Maintenance, and Exit: The Socio-Economic Influences and Cumulative Burdens of Female Street Prostitution
… street prostitution from entrance to exit using Grounded Theory Methodology.
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A systematic exploration of waste to guide waste reduction and resource management in the British Virgin Islands
… this a systems perspective is adopted and the grounded theory methodology used. The respective methods and tools are used to analyse quantitative and qualitative data. Data collection is comprised of interviews, a literature review, participant observation and field notes.
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The best interests of the child in intercountry adoption: a constructivist and comparative account
… by interviews and analysed by constructivist grounded theory methodology. It also includes a comparative analysis of seven different states involved in intercountry adoption. The comparative analysis is again undertaken with the use of constructivist grounded theory methodology. The thesis …
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The practice of authority in academic leadership/management
… the value of practice-focused constructivist grounded theory methodology in educational research. Data were collected from the Education Departments of two, post 1992, UK universities over a period of eighteen months and analysed using elements of practices as a sensitising framework. The …
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Experiences of adult patients living with home parenteral nutrition: a grounded theory study. A qualitative research into the experiences of home parenteral nutrition: discovery of patients’ perspectives.
… in the UK. The study aim was to generate theory that explains the experiences of adults living with HPN and complex medication regimens. Method The grounded theory methodology was used to explore the experiences and to generate theory about this health intervention. Twelve participants …
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Human Factors Contributing to Preventable Adverse Drug Events in Healthcare: A Grounded Theory Approach Pilot Study
<p>The following thesis details a grounded theory methodology (GT) pilot study of preventable adverse drug events (pADEs) in healthcare. This research used the methodological approach to develop a categorical theory for the chief workplace contributors to intra-hospital intensive care unit (ICU) …
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A Taxonomy of Effective Leader Behaviors in the Construction Industry
… behaviors in construction was developed using grounded theory methodology and rated by construction industry subject matter experts. Archival focus group data from 10 focus groups in three regions of the United States with 66 construction employees including plumbers, pipefitters, safety …
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Rehumanising knowledge work through fluctuating support networks: a grounded theory
This study employs classic grounded theory methodology to produce a theory of rehumanising knowledge work through fluctuating support networks in the knowledge workplace. Data consisted of field notes and transcripts from personal interviews and focus groups. Participants were drawn from the public …
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Psychiatric diagnosis : learning from people who have been labeled and the practitioners who work with them
… The study presented in the research paper used a grounded theory methodology, where ten participants who were practitioners in adult mental health services in the National Health Service in England were interviewed, to develop a theory that explained how diagnosis was used in practice. The core …
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To both/and, either/or, in-between, and beyond! Queering the normative construction of entrepreneurship for the inclusion of queer entrepreneurs.
… from both post-structural feminism and queer theory, this study problematises ‘normativity' both in entrepreneurship and in the methodologies used to study it. This study asked seven self-identified queer entrepreneurs in South Africa to develop and explain a queer-inclusive construction of …
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Behaving Collaboratively and Getting Along: A Classical Grounded Theory of Certified Nurse Midwives Collaborating With Physicians in U.S. Hospitals
This dissertation is a classical grounded theory study that examines how certified nurse midwives perceive their collaborative role as they work with physicians in U.S. hospitals. The most common reason for hospitalization in the U.S. is birth and care of the newborn (Levit, Wier, Stranges, Ryan, & …
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White Bodies, Black Gaze: Constructions of White Masculinity in White-Male Elite Discourses on Leadership and Diversity
… power and control in their organization. I used grounded theory methodology to highlight the communication strategies that white-male elites employed when talking about leadership and diversity. Techniques in grounded theory methodology yielded concepts, descriptors, and semantic moves that were …
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What works? A grounded theory of effective peer mentoring in secondary schools
… schools. This study was conducted using grounded theory methodology as a strategy of inquiry. Data was captured from semi structured interviews which were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed, assisted by MaxQDA. Purposive sampling was used to select nine participants from …
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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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