scholarly journals A Grounded Theory Investigation into the Process and Effects of Service Learning in Counselor Education

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-60
Author(s):  
Joseph A. Stewart-Sicking ◽  
Jill L. Snodgrass ◽  
Rochelle Pereira ◽  
Wairimu W. Mutai ◽  
Robin Crews
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Counselor Education ◽  
Counseling Students ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Counselor Identity ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach ◽  
Personal Engagement

Service-learning is an approach to experiential learning that is relatively unexplored among graduate students. The authors of this study sought to understand the process and effects of service-learning among 76 graduate counseling students enrolled in an “Introduction to Community Counseling” course over three semesters, 40 of whom engaged in service-learning. Analyzing students’ reflection papers, projects, and blog entries via a grounded-theory approach, the study generated a model of how service-learning impacted these students’ learning and sense of counselor identity. Students went through a process of development: They began with personal engagement, became overwhelmed, readjusted their expectations, and then reconstructed their individual counselor identities.

scholarly journals Data Saturation: The Mysterious Step In Grounded Theory Method

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaldoun Aldiabat ◽  
Carole-Lynne Le Navenec
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Grounded Theory Method ◽  
Theoretical Sampling ◽  
Data Saturation ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach

The aim of this paper is to provide a discussion that is broad in both depth and breadth, about the concept of data saturation in Grounded Theory. It is expected that this knowledge will provide a helpful resource for (a) the novice researcher using a Grounded Theory approach, or for (b) graduate students currently enrolled in a qualitative research course, and for (c) instructors who teach or supervise qualitative research projects. The following topics are discussed in this paper: (1) definition of data saturation in Grounded Theory (GT); (2) factors pertaining to data saturation; (3) factors that hinder data saturation; (4) the relationship between theoretical sampling and data saturation; (5) the relationship between constant comparative and data saturation; and (6) illustrative examples of strategies used during data collection to maximize the components of rigor that Yonge and Stewin (1988) described as Credibility, Transferability or Fittingness, Dependability or Auditability, and Confirmability.

Graduate students' voice and conceptions on the challenges of undertaking qualitative research within higher education context: a grounded theory approach

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossein Bakhshi ◽  
Hiwa Weisi ◽  
Nouroddin Yousofi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research Mentoring ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach

PurposeThis paper explores the challenges of conducting qualitative research from ELT (English Language Teaching) Ph.D. candidates' perspectives.Design/methodology/approachThe participants of the study consisted of 30 Iranian Ph.D. students majoring in ELT. The semi-structured interview was employed to investigate the heart of experiences, issues and concerns of participants with regard to conducting qualitative research (QLR) challenges. To analyze the collected data, the recorded interviews were transcribed, and then the grounded theory approach was employed (Charmaz, 2006).FindingsThe results revealed that the major challenges of the participants consist of the credibility of QLR in ELT contexts, hermeneutic and fuzzy nature of QLR, qualitative data analysis and interpretation, publishing qualitative findings and the system of measuring professors' productivity.Originality/valueThe findings may help professors, mainly EFL ones, in research mentoring and developing research syllabi for graduate students. In addition, it may motivate Ph.D. candidates to employ QLR methods in their research studies. The pedagogical and theoretical implications of the study are discussed at the end of the paper.

scholarly journals Going the Distance: Understanding the Process of Maintaining a Long-Distance Relationship in Graduate School

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Emma Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Significant Other ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Graduate Studies ◽  
Distance Relationship ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach

Graduate studies can be one of the most stressful periods of an individual’s life, and the added stressor of being at a distance from a significant other (SO) can complicate this issue. The partner is an important source of support and understanding during this process, and they can help alleviate stressors during this transition. Graduate students are typically not the focus of the research, and neither are the positive aspects of engaging in an long-distance relationship (LDR). Thus, this study addresses: What has been the process of maintaining an LDR while entering graduate studies? Participants were selected based on heterogenous and opportunistic sampling, and included four heterosexual, female graduate students whom were engaged in an LDR. Semi-structured interviews were utilized in conjunction with an grounded theory approach to better understand the subjective experiences of initiating, transitioning into, and maintaining an LDR while one partner undertook graduate studies. Keywords: graduate studies, grounded theory, long-distance relationship, mental health, stress

The Analysis of Nurses’ Positive Deviance Behaviours as a Measure in Preventing the Transmission of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) at M. Djamil Hospital, Padang, West Sumatera

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-7
Author(s):  
Esthika Ariany Maisa ◽  
Yulastri Arif ◽  
Wawan Wahyudi
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Wound Care ◽  
Positive Deviance ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Nursing Managers ◽  
Theoretical Sampling ◽  
Develop Theory ◽  
Healthcare Associated ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach

Purpose: To explore the nurses’ positive deviance behaviors as an effort to provide solutions in preventing and controlling infections in the hospital. Method: This is a qualitative research using grounded theory approach. Thirteen nurses from Dr.M.Djamil hospital were selected based on theoretical sampling in order to develop theory as it appears. Nurses were interviewed from June to September 2014. Interviews were thematically analyzed using techniques of grounded theory to then generate a theory from themes formed. Findings: The modes of positive deviance behavior identified were practicing hand hygiene beyond the standards (bringing handsanitizer from home), applying nursing art in wound care practice, placing patients with MRSA infections at the corner side, giving a red mark on a MRSA patient’s bed for easy identification by nurses, changing clothes and shoes in hospital, reducing hooks on the wall, and cleaning the ward on scheduled days. Conclusion: The study shows that nurses have a number of positive deviance behaviors to prevent infection transmission in the wards. It is sugested that the hospital management and nursing managers adopt some of the uncommon solution highlighted by the nurses to solve the HAIs problems in the hospital.

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