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The Fourth Edition of this bestselling text continues to offer immensely practical advice and technical expertise to aid researchers in making sense of their collected data
List of contents
Part I: Introduction to Grounded Theory of Anselm Strauss
Chapter 1: Inspiration and Background
Chapter 2: Theoretical Foundations
Chapter 3: Practical Considerations for Getting Started
Chapter 4: Prelude to Analysis
Chapter 5: Strategies for Qualitative Data Analysis
Chapter 6: Memos and Diagrams
Chapter 7: Theoretical Sampling
Chapter 8: Context
Chapter 9: Process
Chapter 10: Techniques for Achieving Theoretical Integration
Chapter 11: The Use of Computer Programs in Qualitative Data Analysis
Part II: Research Demonstration Project
Chapter 12 Open Coding: Identifying Concepts
Chapter 13: Developing Concepts in Terms of Their Properties and Dimensions
Chapter 14: Analyzing Data for Context
Chapter 15: Bringing Process Into the Analysis
Chapter 16: Integrating Categories
Part III: Finishing the Research Project
Chapter 17: Writing Theses, Monographs, and Dissertations, and Giving Talks About Your Research
Chapter 18: Criteria for Evaluation
Chapter 19: Student Questions and Answers
About the author
Juliet Corbin (MS, nursing, DNSc, nursing) is retired from her position as an instructor in the School of Nursing at San Jose State University and an adjunct professor at the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology, University of Alberta. She continues to conduct workshops in grounded theory throughout the world and consults with those who conduct grounded theory studies. Professor Corbin was a co-editor and co-author with Anselm Strauss on
Unending Work and Care (1988) and
Grounded Theory in Practice (1997). Her research interests are in qualitative methodology, chronic illness, and the sociology of work.
Anselm Strauss, internationally renowned medical sociologist and co-creator of grounded theory, is late of the University of California, San Francisco, where he was professor emeritus in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. He was a co-editor and co-author with Juliet Corbin on
Unending Work and Care (1988) and
Grounded Theory in Practice (1997).
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