Ethical Considerations in a Grounded Theory Study on the Dynamics of Hope in Hiv-Positive Adults and Their Significant

1999 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 224-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jari Kylmä ◽  
Katri Vehviläinen-Julkunen ◽  
Juhani Lähdevirta
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Grounded Theory Study ◽  
Grounded Theory Research ◽  
Hiv Positive Adults ◽  
Research Population ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this article is to describe and reflect ethical challenges in a grounded theory study on the dynamics of hope in HIV-positive adults and their significant others. It concentrates on the justification of a research problem, sensitive research and the relationship between the researcher and the participants in data collection. The basis of ethically sound nursing research on the dynamics of hope in these two vulnerable groups lies in the relationship between the researcher and the participant. However, it is also obvious that the content, the process, the methods used and the ethics of the study cannot be divorced from this relationship. In conducting grounded theory research on the dynamics of hope in this research population, the researcher has to consider the surrounding world, that is, the reality in which these people live in hope or despair.

The Use of Grounded Theory in Researching Information Centres

2020 ◽  
pp. 139-158
Author(s):  
Forget Chaterera-Zambuko
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Grounded Theory Study ◽  
Population Sampling ◽  
Grounded Theory Research ◽  
Research Population ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Key Features ◽  
Theory Research

This chapter challenges information management researchers to employ the grounded theory research approach as it is detailed, rigorous, systematic, and flexible. The approach also permits researchers to go beyond the conventional thinking by allowing the emergence of new conceptual models, theories, and framework(s) on the subject under investigation. The chapter provides a discourse on the key features of grounded theory and the two fundamental schools of grounded theory. The overall aim of the chapter is to explain the applicability and rationale of grounded theory in researching information centres. As such, the chapter discusses the perceived challenges of using grounded theory, debates the place of literature in a grounded theory study, and explores the issues of research population, sampling, and sample size in a grounded theory research. Other essential aspects discussed in the chapter are the concepts of credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability. The chapter also demonstrates how data in a grounded theory study should be analysed and processed.

scholarly journals Multi-Site Bilingual Team-Based Grounded Theory Research: A Retrospective Methodological Review

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annie Pullen Sansfaçon ◽  
Amy Fulton ◽  
Marion Brown ◽  
John Graham ◽  
Stéphanie Ethier
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Successful Management ◽  
Methodological Review ◽  
Virtual Spaces ◽  
Grounded Theory Study ◽  
Project Completion ◽  
Grounded Theory Research ◽  
University Systems ◽  
Theory Research

Successful management of a multi-site bilingual team-based grounded theory study requires overcoming key challenges associated with implementation of a large-scale, multi-faceted project. This article retrospectively reviews the methodological strategies employed during a multi-site bilingual team-based grounded theory study that investigated the professional adaptation experiences of migrant social workers in Canada. The article presents the strategies that the research team engaged to overcome numerous challenges and successfully work together across a variety of contexts and systems, including (a) provincial contexts, (b) languages, (c) university systems, (d) virtual spaces, and (e) epistemological perspectives. The findings highlight the importance of leadership and teamwork as central to successful project completion.

A queer boundary: How sex and BDSM interact for people who identify as kinky

Sexualities ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 136346072094459
Author(s):  
Richard A Sprott ◽  
Jules Vivid ◽  
Ellora Vilkin ◽  
Lyle Swallow ◽  
Eliot M Lev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Northern California ◽  
Grounded Theory Study ◽  
Power Exchange ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship

Few studies have systematically examined the relationship between kink behaviors and sexual behaviors, yet even these preliminary studies indicate that the relationship is complex and that there is a notable diversity in how people construct the boundaries of sex and kink and the relationship between them. As part of a grounded theory study of kink identity, the current study examined how 70 kink-identified participants from Northern California discussed their experience and understanding of the relationship between kink and sex in interviews conducted in 2014 and 2015. Findings indicated seven themes: kink flowing into sex, kink as spice for sexual interactions, kink and sex as connection and intimacy, kink and sex as an expression of erotic energy, kink and sex as an expression of power exchange, kink as spiritual, and kink as freedom. Findings indicated that sexual orientation and gender identity may influence how people understand and experience the relationship between kink and sex.

The relationship between lipodystrophy-associated body changes and measures of quality of life and mental health for HIV-positive adults

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 981-990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Burgoyne ◽  
Evan Collins ◽  
Cheryl Wagner ◽  
Susan Abbey ◽  
Mark Halman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Hiv Positive Adults ◽  
The Relationship

A Grounded Theory Study of Major Gift Fundraising Relationships in U.S. Higher Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 089976402110574
Author(s):  
Genevieve G. Shaker ◽  
Deanna Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Relationship Marketing ◽  
Grounded Theory Study ◽  
Major Gifts ◽  
Major Donors ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Dominant Paradigm

Nurturing relationships with major donors is a priority for nonprofits, and “relationship fundraising” is the dominant paradigm. This grounded theory study addressed practical needs and a dearth of research by analyzing how fundraisers develop relationships. In a first-of-its-kind study, we interviewed 20 pairs of higher education fundraisers and major donors ( n = 40) from multiple U.S. institutions. We discovered five tiers of relationships from a basic connection, personalized association, confident relationship, purposeful partnership, to a consequential bond. Fundraisers initiated the progression until the final tier; the theoretical model shows their intentionality in the relationships’ development. Major gifts occurred in all tiers. The model illustrates how fundraisers build relationships, explores donors’ expectations, and affirms the relational nature of major gift fundraising. It provides some of the only empirical evidence regarding major donors, and the relationship fundraising philosophy touted in practitioner literature. The analysis reveals connections to theories from social psychology and relationship marketing.

The role of patience as a decision-making heuristic in leadership

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.D. Haque ◽  
Lu Liu ◽  
Angela TitiAmayah
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Leadership Capacity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Grounded Theory Study ◽  
Leadership Quality ◽  
Grounded Theory Research ◽  
Theory Research

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address the gap in the literature by providing a precise conceptualization of the concept of patience in the context of leadership. Design/methodology/approach The current study was conducted using a qualitative approach as it aimed to explore leaders’ perceptions and experiences with patience and eventually build a theoretical model in relation to the role of patience in leadership. Because the aim of the study was to obtain insight into the experiences of the participants in their own words, this study adopted a grounded theory research design. Findings The grounded theory study resulted in an emergent theoretical model for understanding the decision-making process of leaders who exhibit patience as a character strength and how those leaders promote organizational success. Through an inductive approach, this grounded theory study identified the behaviors that participating leaders viewed as patient, as well as the outcomes and the contextual conditions for the effectiveness of such behaviors. Research limitations/implications A major contribution of this study is that leaders epitomized by patience are guided by a decision-making framework that can contribute to more favorable decision making outcomes. Practical implications The proposed model for patience leadership has implications for developing the leadership capacity. Originality/value Patience, as a leadership quality, has been overlooked virtue in the social and psychological sciences. In order to explore the potential nexus between patience and leadership, the study has offered an emergent theoretical model and indicated the specific ways in which leaders may effectively practice patience.

scholarly journals Grounded theory research: A design framework for novice researchers

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 205031211882292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ylona Chun Tie ◽  
Melanie Birks ◽  
Karen Francis
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Linear Process ◽  
Data Generation ◽  
Philosophical Discussion ◽  
Grounded Theory Study ◽  
Grounded Theory Research ◽  
Construct Theory ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Theory Research

Background: Grounded theory is a well-known methodology employed in many research studies. Qualitative and quantitative data generation techniques can be used in a grounded theory study. Grounded theory sets out to discover or construct theory from data, systematically obtained and analysed using comparative analysis. While grounded theory is inherently flexible, it is a complex methodology. Thus, novice researchers strive to understand the discourse and the practical application of grounded theory concepts and processes. Objective: The aim of this article is to provide a contemporary research framework suitable to inform a grounded theory study. Result: This article provides an overview of grounded theory illustrated through a graphic representation of the processes and methods employed in conducting research using this methodology. The framework is presented as a diagrammatic representation of a research design and acts as a visual guide for the novice grounded theory researcher. Discussion: As grounded theory is not a linear process, the framework illustrates the interplay between the essential grounded theory methods and iterative and comparative actions involved. Each of the essential methods and processes that underpin grounded theory are defined in this article. Conclusion: Rather than an engagement in philosophical discussion or a debate of the different genres that can be used in grounded theory, this article illustrates how a framework for a research study design can be used to guide and inform the novice nurse researcher undertaking a study using grounded theory. Research findings and recommendations can contribute to policy or knowledge development, service provision and can reform thinking to initiate change in the substantive area of inquiry.

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