Grounded theory is the most popular genre of qualitative research used in the health professions and is widely used elsewhere in the research world. In this volume, six key grounded theory methodologists examine the history, principles, and practices of this method, highlighting areas in which different strands of the methods diverge. Chapters cover the work of Anselm Strauss, Barney Glaser, Leonard Schatzman, and the postmodern and constructivist schools. Dialogues between the participants sharpen the debate and show key topics of agreement and disagreement. This volume will be ideal for courses on grounded theory that wish to show the ways in which it can be used in research studies.
Significantly revised, this Fourth Edition remains a landmark volume in the study of qualitative methods.
The Second Edition of this best-selling textbook continues to offer immensely practical advice and technical expertise that will aid researchers in analyzing and interpreting their collected data, and ultimately build theory from it.
Although the basic premise is that the research question(s) dictates the method, it is our belief that persons tend to be more disposed toward either quantitative or qualitative research. For example, even when a problem area suggests ...
Many historically minded qualitative scholars assert that Thomas Wilson (1970:701; emphasis added) captured the key distinction within social science research when he wrote, βIn the interpretive view of social interaction, ...
The mechanism of storymaking: A grounded theory study of the 6-part story method. Arts in Psychotherapy, 33(4), 316β30. Denzin, N. (2009). Qualitative inquiry under fire: Toward a new paradigm dialogue. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast ...
... culture and subsubculture, conformity, opportunity structures, and social stratification problems, such as are provided in the formal theories of Merton and Parsons and in writings by Albert Cohen, Richard Cloward, and Lloyd Ohlin.
This volume presents practical procedures and techniques for doing grounded theory studies at a level accessible to students and researchers in applied disciplines.
`Grounded theory is a highly influential way of working with qualitative data and Kathy Charmaz is a major player, both innovative and fluent. This book is a model student text: lively, carefully argued and full of vivid illustrations.
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- How do we code and theorise using grounded theory? - How do we write up a grounded theory study? This is an exciting new text for students and researchers across the social sciences who want to use grounded theory.