1st Edition

Grounded Theory in Practice Real-Life Applications across Disciplines

Edited By Suzie Dick, Lissette Avilés, Susanne Kean Copyright 2026
126 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

126 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

126 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Grounded Theory in Practice explores grounded theory (GT) as a flexible, ethical, and practice-oriented research methodology across a range of academic disciplines. Drawing on the experiences of practitioners and researchers, the book demonstrates how GT is applied in real-world contexts to generate new, theory-driven insights from the ground up. Focusing on the interdisciplinary potential of... Read more

Part I: Philosophical Foundations of Grounded Theory 

1. Learning about Constructivist Grounded Theory: Research Students' Perspectives
Yvonne Manson and Anna Jack-Waugh

2. Grounded Theory Research in Nursing
Lissette Avilés and Susanne Kean

3. Power in Play: Overcoming Data Collection Challenges in Early-Stage Grounded Theory Research
Anna Fiorentino, Marco Montalto, and Peter A. Packer

Part II: Methodological Development and Applications

4. Applying Constructivist Grounded Theory in Educational Research
Suzie Dick

5. Constructivist Grounded Theory in Intercultural Research
Janet Allison and Karen Coales

6. Grounded Theory in Urban Geography: Understanding People and Places through the Case of Jenin Refugee Camp
Amir Duhair

7. Realigning Disciplinary Boundaries: The Grounded Theory Method for Sociolinguistics and the Sociology of Language
Shehr Bano Zaidi

Part III: Grounded Theory Across Disciplinary and Ethical Boundaries

8. Classic Grounded Theory in Applied Sign Linguistics: A Responsive Methodology for Interdisciplinary, Ethically Complex and Disrupted Contexts
Caitríona O’Brien

9. Crafting Creativity within Constructivist Grounded Theory
Michelle Perryman-Fox and Bel Youngson

10. Ethical Use of AI in Grounded Theory
Nieky Van Veggel and Hilary Engward

Biography

Suzie Dick is a lecturer in Education at Queen Margaret University, Scotland, and is a Fellow and Chartered Geographer with the Royal Geographical Society, UK.

Lissette Avilés is a lecturer in Nursing Studies and Ethics Lead in Nursing Studies at the School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, UK.

Susanne Kean is a lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, School of Health in Social Science, Nursing Studies, UK.