“…Grounded theory research begins with a general field of study and allows the theory to emerge from the data (Halim & Rouyan, n.d;Pace, 2012, p. 7). Earlier seminal longitudinal studies such as Caroll (2002), Haswell (2000), Herrington and Curtis (2000), McCarthy (1987), Rogers (2008), Sommers (2002), Sternglass (1997) and Watzke (2007) employed interviews, observations and assessments but not using a grounded theory approach. Against this background, Rogers (2009) supports the notion of longitudinal studies in writing research positing that for the emphasis on change over the time and across context have proven a particularly appropriate method in understanding writing development (p. 365).…”