The Intellectual Roots of Grounded Theory    by Jane Gilgun
Price: $0.99 USD. 2970 words. Published on May 21, 2011. .
Grounded theory is an open-ended approach to research that can be adapted to many uses. This article shows how adaptable grounded theory is and was meant to be. Originating in the Chicago school of Sociology about 100 years ago, GT does not have to be about technicalities, but researchers can use it as an adaptable and open-ended approach to developing understandings of human situations.

Lifelong Learning: A View From the Coal Face    by Rosalie Marsh
Price: $4.99 USD. 18500 words. Published on November 5, 2011. .
Reflecting on where we are now, Marsh re-visits extensive research previously undertaken. She examines various issues and initiatives when there was a new focus on Work-Based Learning - still relevant in 2011. Aimed at the Home Learner . The author looks at the wider issues of Learning;Opportunity;Access; Professional and Personal Development.

The Listen Lady    by F. Annie Pettit PhD
Price: $9.95 USD. 43240 words. Published on November 30, 2011. .
Research should be fun and interesting, not boring and over-complicated. The Listen Lady combines the best of storytelling and market research education to outline the processes, advantages, and disadvantages of social media listening research. Written for brand managers, marketing practitioners, and researchers, practical examples make the technique easily accessible to everyone.

The Eleanor Simmons Story    by Thomas Stearns
Price: $3.99 USD. 16810 words. Published on February 10, 2012. .
A true-life genealogical mystery and its solution. Details a two-year hunt to identify the heirs to a $1M Massachusetts estate, tracking the day-by-day efforts of a professional genealogist and crew as they struggle to identify a woman who lived in a close community for 80 years and never discussed her family. Will appeal to genealogists and researchers, anybody curious about assumed identity.