Using grounded theory in nursing / Rita Sara Schreiber, Phyllis Noerager Stern, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schreiber, Rita Sara.

Stern, Phyllis Noerager.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing--Research.

Nursing.

Grounded theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 254 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub. Co., 2001.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

""This uniformly fine book extends and intensifies the dialogue about grounded theory and nursing.... well-designed, well-crafted, and accessible."". -- Sally A. Hutchinson, PhD, RN, FAAN. ""...the torch has been passed to a new generation of grounded theorists.... The editors have assembled chapters by many of the best-known scholars in North America."". -- Sandra P. Thomas, PhD, RN, FAAN. What is grounded theory? How is it done? When is it most appropriate to use? Grounded theory can be the research method of choice for nurses seeking to find out how people cope with existing or potential he

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Situating Grounded Theory Within Qualitative Inquiry; 2. Early Grounded Theory: Its Processes and Products; 3. Constructing and Deconstructing: Grounded Theory in a Postmodern World; 4. The ""How To"" of Grounded Theory: Avoiding the Pitfalls; 5. Examining the Differences Between Researcher and Participant: An Intrinsic Element of Grounded Theory; 6. The Grounded Theory Club, or Who Needs an Expert Mentor?; 7. Finding a Critical Perspective in Grounded Theory

8. Feminist Grounded Theory Revisited: Practical Issues and New Understandings; 9. Can You ""Do"" Grounded Theory Without Symbolic Interactionism?; 10. Grounded Theory and Hermeneutics: Contradictory or Complementary Methods of Nursing Research?; 11. The Application of Grounded Theory: Issues of Assessment and Measurement in Practice; 12. New Directions in Grounded Formal Theory; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-281-80637-4

9786611806378

0-8261-1622-1

OCLC:

476262723