Grounded Theory Research PDF

GROUNDED THEORY  History of Grounded Theory Grounded Theory (GT) was first developed by Sociologist Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss.  Inductive approach to qualitative research  Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for qualitative research (1967...

GROUNDED THEORY  History of Grounded Theory Grounded Theory (GT) was first developed by Sociologist Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss.  Inductive approach to qualitative research  Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for qualitative research (1967). What is grounded theory?  Grounded theory is a qualitative method that enables you to study a particular phenomenon or process and discover new theories that are based on the collection and analysis of real-world data.  When to Use Grounded Theory?  Use when there is no existing theory explaining a phenomenon.  Use if the existing theory is potentially incomplete. oData for existing theory may not come from the same Grounded theory methodology 1.Data planning  The researcher decides what area they’re interested in.  They may create a guide to what they will be collecting during the grounded theory methodology. Grounded theory methodology 2. Data collection and analysis Data analysis happens at the same time as data collection. In grounded theory analysis, this is also known as theoretical sampling. Grounded theory methodology  The initial data collection process is called theoretical sampling. oRecruit a small group initially, then plan to recruit more. oTranscribe audio files for analysis. Grounded theory methodology Open-ended questions in interviews and This surveys, collected Studying data is historical or transferred archival data into Observing transcript participants and s interpreting what is seen Grounded theory methodology Different levels of coding as the categories or themes are refined down:  Data collection (Initial coding stage): Read through the data Different levels of coding as the categories or themes are refined down:  Open coding stage: Read through the transcript data several times, breaking down the qualitative research data into excerpts, and make Different levels of coding as the categories or themes are refined down:  Axial coding stage: Read through and compare further data collection to summarize concepts or themes to look for similarities and differences. Different levels of coding as the categories or themes are refined down:  Selective coding stage: Use the defined summaries to identify a strong core concept or Different levels of coding as the categories or themes are refined down: 3. Data analysis is turned into a final theory - The researcher takes the core categories and themes that they have gathered and integrates them into one central idea (a new theory) using selective code. This final grounded theory Advantages of grounded theory No need for hypothesis Lots of flexibility Multiple stages improve conclusion Data-first Disadvantages of grounded theory Theoretical sensitivity dulled Large topics take time Bias in interpreting qualitative data Qualitative research is harder to analyze than References:  Corbin, J., & Strauss, A. (1990). Grounded theory research: Procedures, canons, and e valuative criteria. Qualitative Sociology, 13, 3-21.  Charmaz, Kathy (2006). Constructing Grounded Theory: A practical guide thro ugh Qualitative Analysis. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage.  Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (1967). The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qua litative Research.  Pidgeon, N., & Henwood, K. (1997). Using grounded theory in psychological research. In N. Hayes (Ed.), Doing qualitative analysis in psychology Press/Erlbaum (UK) Taylor & Francis.