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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Series Foreword; Focus; Proposals; Commonalities in Methods; Interviewing Basics; Ethical Issues; Rigor; Data Analysis; References; Preface; Acknowledgments; Share Nursing Research Using Grounded Theory: Qualitative Designs and Methods in Nursing; Chapter One: Overview of Grounded Theory; History of the Development of Grounded Theory; The Chicago School and the Iowa School of Symbolic Interactionism; Ongoing Development of Grounded Theory; Description of the Grounded Theory Method; Misconceptions of Grounded Theory; Summary.

AssumptionsLimitations; Review of Literature; Design; Setting; Ethical Considerations; Participants; Data Collection; Data Analysis; Rigor; Findings; Study Participants; Framework for Coding, Analysis, and Theory Development; The Substantial Theory: Pathway to Making Change; Methodological Position of Symbolic Interactionism on Data Analysis and Theory Development; Overarching Contextual Conditions; Core Concept: Discovery; Other Core Concepts; Summary; References; Chapter Five: Applying Constructivist Grounded Theory Methods; Description of the Study; Purpose and Aims.

Choosing a Sample PopulationEthics and Approvals; Recruitment Strategies; Data Collection; Data Analysis; Rigor; Results; Challenges and Rewards; Saturation; Implications; Summary; References; Chapter Six: Psychological Adjustment of Chinese Women With Breast Cancer: A Grounded Theory Study; Description of the Study; Reframing: Core Variable; Context of Reframing; Fighting Mode; Following the Natural Course Mode; Struggling Mode; Bearing Mode; Conceptual and Methodological Issues; Sample; Setting; Instrumentation; Data Collection and Data Analysis; Interviews; Open Sampling and Open Coding.

Axial Coding and Relational and Variational SamplingDiscriminate Sampling and Selective Coding; Memos, Diagrams, and Tables; Establishing Trustworthiness; Ethical Considerations; Dissemination; Summary; References; Chapter Seven: The Integration of Grounded Theory Within Clinical Ethnographic Research; Research Problem; Theoretical Underpinnings; Mixed-Method Research Design; Grounded Theory Method; Findings; Summary; References; Chapter Eight: Grounded Theory Studies of Caregiving and Long-Term Care Decision Making in Rural African American Families; Description of the Studies.

Grounded theory, often considered the parent of all qualitative research, is a complex approach used to develop theory about a phenomenon rooted in observation of empirical data. Widely used in nursing, grounded theory enables researchers to apply what they learn from interviewees to a wider client population. This is a practical ""how to"" guide to conducting research using this qualitative design. It is part of an innovative series for novice researchers and specialists alike focusing on nine state-of-the-art methodologies from a nursing perspective. International scholars of grounded theory

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