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A process in grounded theory research is a sequence of actions and interactions among people and events pertaining to a topic. the educational topic could be AIDS prevention, achievement assessment, or counseling between a school counselor and a student In all of these topics, researchers can isolate and identify actions and interactions among people.

Creswell, J. W. (2008). Educational Research. Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research. New Jersey. Pearson Education, Inc. (chapter 14, pg. 440)