Publications

Below is a selection of recent grounded theory publications.

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Birks, M., & Mills, J. (2023). Grounded theory: A practical guide (3rd Ed.). Sage. https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/grounded-theory/book276752 (Amazon link)

Densley, B., Dickson-Swift, V., & Mills, J. (2025). Harmonising theory: Integrating singing with grounded theory methods. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 24. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069241312042

Ferguson, A., Ward, K. & Parke, R. (2025). Conducting a grounded theory study in the wake of a traumatic event: A research protocol. International Journal of Qualitative Methods24, https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069241312019

FitzGerald, J., & Mills, J. (2022). The importance of ethnographic observation in grounded theory research. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 23(2). https://doi.org/10.17169/fqs-22.2.3840

Hewitt, S., Mills, J., Hoare, K., & Sheridan, N. (2022). Grounded theory method and symbolic interactionism: Freedom of conceptualization and the importance of context in research. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 23(3). https://doi.org/10.17169/fqs-23.3.3807

Hewitt, S. L., Mills, J. E., Hoare, K. J., & Sheridan, N. F. (2024). The process of nurses' role negotiation in general practice: A grounded theory study. Journal of Advanced Nursing80(5), 1914-1926. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15938

van Veggel, N., Allison, J., Goldspink, S., & Engward, H. (2024). The presuppositional interview as a means of transparent reflexive practice in grounded theory. Methodological Innovations, 17(1), 31-40. https://doi.org/10.1177/20597991231212236

van Veggel, N., Engward, H., Birks, M., & Mills, J. (2024). Using AI in grounded theory research – a proposed framework for a ChatGPT-based research assistant. SocArxiv. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/a2dc4

van Veggel, N., Howlett, P. and Engward, H. (2024). Finding balance through compromising. A grounded theory explaining barriers to evidence-based practice by course leaders in a small-specialist land-based higher education institution. EdArXiv Preprints. https://doi.org/10.35542/osf.io/hxv89