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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809977403321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub. Co., 2001

ISBN

1-281-80637-4

9786611806378

0-8261-1622-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 254 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

SchreiberRita Sara

SternPhyllis Noerager

Disciplina

610.73

Soggetti

Nursing - Research

Grounded theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

""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