You might be interested in the research that we are undertaking at IER. It is a five year study of clients who have recieved guidance (in various contexts). We are in the third year of follow-ups. We have been using grounded theory as part of our data analysis. You can download the first two reports:
Bimrose, J., Barnes, S-A. and Hughes, D. (2005) Effective Guidance One Year On: Evidence from Longitudinal Case Studies in England, Coventry: Warwick Institute for Employment Research. http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/publications/bydate/egreportoct05.pdf
Bimrose, J., Barnes, S.A., Hughes, D. & Orton, M. (2004) What is Effective Guidance? Evidence from Longitudinal Case Studies in England, DfES/Warwick Institute for Employment Research. http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/publications/bydate/egr2004.pdf