Grounded Theory by Melanie Birks

Grounded Theory by Melanie Birks

Directed by a wealth of case examples, this practical book provides readers with a comprehensive introduction to the methodology of grounded theory.

′Overall, Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide by Melanie Birks and Jane Mills (2011) is a well-written, easy to read and understand text that is highly organized and practical′ -
The Qualitative Report

′As a guide for learning grounded theory the book is outstanding′ -
International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches

Melanie Birks and Jane Mills are to be congratulated on compiling a book on grounded theory that reviews the field and provides excellent advice to the researcher.. Birks and Mills provide a framework for researchers who wish to undertake research that follows a principled approach to making choices about important issues for researchers from diverse backgrounds and with varying levels of experience and or expertise... The book is well written, easy to understand and well set out. Each chapter begins with learning objectives and concludes with a summary, critical questions and leads to appendices that suggest that the reader pursue additional examples of grounded theory.

Professor Ruth Rentschler
Australasian Journal of Market & Social Research

Activity boxes prompt the reader to captalise on the activity conducted in the previous chapter. This activity becomes prospective in its focus and enables knowledge and learning to be taken forward in order to embrace the present chapter... The content of this paperback provides a fundamental approach to comprehend the processes involved in developing a grounded theory.

Jane Ryan
Qualitative Research

Grounded Thoery: A Practical Guide is comprehensive and covers topics in depth. This book could be used as a text for an introductory class for graduate students. The format is very appealing and useful for teaching; it is well structured and clearly written. Each chapter includes learning objectives, introduction to the chapter, activities, a "window into GT" (grounded theory; well-chosen examples), a "working grounded theory" (exercises), critical thinking questions, boxes, bullets, models, and conclusions.

Martha Ann Carey
Qualitative Health Research

I fell in love with the fact that Grounded Theory allows ideas and information to flow in as it comes, without the biases. Research automatically takes shape while processing thoughts and information in your mind, helping you to discover a lot more then what you started with.
Ekta Kudale
MA student, Wilfrid Laurier University

Overall, Grounded Theory is a very enlightening experience and will likely serve as an effective guide for any grounded theory research that I perform over the next few years. Thank you very much.
Michael Aiello
MA student, Wilfrid Laurier University

The book, and the theory itself, offered some attractive tenets for aspiring researchers, specifically in terms of identifying personal biases or assumptions that may not be self-evident. While this is not unique to the theory, I found the attitude towards personal bias and the utility hidden within very welcoming, as it offers a potential tool as opposed to an inherent weakness.
Jason Molloy

MA student, Wilfrid Laurier University

I′d like here to praise the extensive focus on practical advice given in Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide. Rather than present grounded theory as a magic bullet that bypasses all the shortcomings of other qualitative research methods, Birks and Mills present the depth and frequency of the pitfalls, that research inherently contains… grounded theory will be given serious consideration when I begin looking at doing field work.
Russell Ramey
MA student, Wilfrid Laurier University

I found reading Grounded Theory illuminating in a variety of ways. The activities provided throughout the book were highly informative in that they offered a practical method in allowing the reader to "play" with the some of the techniques presented in each chapter… I really had the chance to understand just how much qualitative information is able to surface, in regards to not only research data, but the way my own thoughts, assumptions and connections play in to the discoveries being made. For me, it was refreshing to know that it is encouraged to just let my mind "run wild," without having a specific question that needs to be answered… Overall, I absorbed that grounded theory, for me, has become the "orthodoxy" of qualitative research methods, and I very much appreciate Birks and Mills presentation of the text.
Keri Raif
MA student, Wilfrid Laurier University

Your book helped me find a love of Grounded Theory
Marisha McAuliffe
PhD Student, School of Design, Queensland University of Technology

Melanie Birks is an Honorary Professor of Nursing at James Cook University and a leading voice in contemporary health professional education. She is deeply committed to conducting high quality, practice relevant research that enhances professional standards across a broad range of disciplines. Melanie’s scholarly work focuses on improving accessibility, innovation, and relevance in education, with a particular emphasis on preparing graduates who are industry ready and equipped to contribute meaningfully to their professions. With a prolific publication record spanning more than 120 peer reviewed journal articles, numerous book chapters, and 10 widely used textbooks, Melanie is recognised internationally for her influential research and scholarship. In collaboration with Professor Jane Mills, she has developed a comprehensive suite of grounded theory resources, accessible at https://groundedtheory.academy/, including the highly successful online grounded theory course (https://groundedtheory.academy/course). The work of Birks and Mills has become an invaluable and acclaimed resource for researchers across disciplines seeking to engage with grounded theory methodology.   Jane Mills is Associate Professor, Director Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Research and Deputy Dean of the Graduate Research School at James Cook University, Cairns Campus, Australia. In this role Jane works closely with students and academic staff to build research and research education with the intent of creating a brighter future for life in the tropics world-wide through graduates and discoveries that make a difference.  Jane’s research in in the areas of  primary health care, health workforce development, health systems strengthening, and teaching and learning uses both grounded theory and mixed methods. Jane has published extensively in the area of qualitative methodology with her work on grounded theory particularly well received. She has been writing with Melanie for nearly 10 years and together they have produced a number of important peer-reviewed articles and books that have guided students in their own work.  Visit Jane Mills’ website at http://research.jcu.edu.au/portfolio/jane.mills/.

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ISBN 13	9781848609938
ISBN 10	1848609930
Title	Grounded Theory
Author	Melanie Birks
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Sage Publications Ltd
Year published	2010-12-20
Number of pages	224
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