The book describes traditional and focused grounded theory, phases of research, and methodology from sample and setting to dissemination and follow-up. It encompasses state-of-the-art research about grounded theory with an extensive bibliography and resources. Varied case studies range from promoting health for an overweight child to psychological adjustment of Chinese women with breast cancer to a study of nursing students' experiences in the off-campus clinical setting, among many others. The book also discusses techniques whereby researchers can ensure high standards of rigor.

Table of Contents

• About the Authors
• Contributors
• Foreword - Susan Y. Stevens, PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC
• Series Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Overview of Grounded Theory - Ellen F. Olshansky
• 2 Literature Review of Grounded Theory Nursing Research - Anne W. Batson and Mary de Chesnay
• 3 Generating Theory Using Grounded Theory Methodology - Ellen F. Olshansky
• 4 The Pathway to Making Change: How Parents Promote Health for Their Overweight or Obese Child - Jennifer S. Laurent
• 5 Applying Constructivist Grounded Theory Methods - Lorraine F. Holtslander
• 6 Psychological Adjustment of Chinese Women With Breast Cancer: A Grounded Theory Study - Shirley S.-Y. Ching and Ida M. Martinson
• 7 The Integration of Grounded Theory Within Clinical Ethnographic Research - Denise Saint Arnault
• 8 Grounded Theory Studies of Caregiving and Long-Term Care Decision Making in Rural African American Families - Yvonne D. Eaves
• 9 Women's Experiences of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Grounded Theory Study - Davina Banner
• 10 A Grounded Theory Study of Nursing Students’ Experiences in the Off-Campus Clinical Setting - Brian Sengstock
• 11 Discovering the Theory of Moral Reckoning - Alvita Nathaniel
• 12 Moderated Guiding: The Process of Generating a Grounded Theory of End-of-Life Care - Antoinette M. McCallin
• Appendix A List of Journals That Publish Qualitative Research - Mary de Chesnay
• Appendix B Essential Elements for a Qualitative Proposal - Tommie Nelms
• Appendix C Writing Qualitative Research Proposals - Joan L. Bottorff
• Appendix D Outline for a Research Proposal - Mary de Chesnay