Grounded Theory Unbound

Welcome to Grounded Theory Unbound, a podcast about all things grounded theory. This podcast is hosted by the ARU Grounded Theory Network and the Veterans and Families Institute for Military Social Research at Anglia Ruskin University. In this episode, I have invited Dr Hilary Engward to talk about her journey into Grounded Theory. Hilary is an associate professor in applied social science, and deputy director of the Veterans and Families Institute for Military Social Research at Anglia Ruskin University. She makes a regular appearance on the podcast, so I felt it would be helpful if we got to know her a bit better. Hilary is a seasoned grounded theorist, but as with every researcher, at one point had to make those first tentative steps into her grounded theory journey. I really enjoyed listening to Hilary’s story, and I am sure you will too. The study guide for this episode can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aaWPL3kcgk2aC8e6z8g7Gy5FXDk4-_QhUQTyoUUX0iY/edit?usp=sharing The ARU Grounded Network hosts regular online GT seminars. This year’s seminar schedule can be found here: ⁠https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kjZS9i9NE91zu70NRylk5PX_FtYyMR4jSvgkEErke2Q/edit?usp=sharing⁠ If you have any comments or feedback, please email us on grounded-theory@aru.ac.uk.

In today’s episode, I am joined by co-host Dr Hilary Engward. Together, we are talking to Dr David Morgan . David is a professor emeritus in the Department of Sociology at Portland State University. He is a sociological social psychologist, who is widely known for his work on focus groups, and started his grounded theory journey during his PhD research. More recently, David published the paper “Exploring the Use of Artificial Intelligence for Qualitative Data Analysis: The Case of ChatGPT” in the International Journal of Qualitative Methods. . The use of AI in research, and specifically in qualitative research, is a hot topic at the moment, and will become more and more significant as time moves on. For this reason David’s paper fascinated me, and led me to invite David to the podcast. Find David's paper here: https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069231211248 Moving forward, we will provide study guides for podcast episodes, to help you further your understanding of the topics discussed. Find the study guide for this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B32iQ8HpSO6jbEaFvdn1cyiUp7z-yIyB8TZS91a85uQ/edit?usp=sharing To contact us, please email grounded.theory@aru.ac.uk. Grounded Theory Unbound is a podcast about all things grounded theory. This podcast is hosted by the Veterans and Families Institute for Military Social Research at Anglia Ruskin University.

In today’s episode, I am talking to two of the leading lights of contemporary Grounded Theory, Prof Melanie Birks and Professor Jane Mills. Melanie is Professor of Nursing and Midwifery and James Cook University in Australia, Jane is Pro Vice Chancellor Health Innovation (Regional) and Dean, La Trobe Rural Health School at Latrobe University in Australia. Together, Melanie and Jane are most famous for their excellent book Grounded Theory – a practical guide. Their book is has recently been released in its third edition, and Melanie and Jane have now also launched an online training course in grounded theory. Because of these developments, I invited them to the podcast to discuss aspects of developing as a grounded theorist. If you are interested in the Grounded Theory Online course, please find more details here: https://www.infined.com.au/gttb. As a special offer listeners get 20% off when you use the following code: ARUGT20. To contact us, please email grounded.theory@aru.ac.uk.