Rediscovering Grounded Theory

Looking back over the grounded theory debate and highlighting what's relevant to today's researchers, this book adeptly guides students through this often intimidating area

List of contents

Introduction
PART ONE: WHAT IS GROUNDED THEORY?
What kind of theory is grounded theory?
Constructivism in Grounded Theory
Disentangling Concepts & Categories in Grounded Theory
Coding in Grounded Theory
PART TWO: DOING GROUNDED THEORY
How to Develop Theoretical Sensitivity
Rediscovering Skills for Theoretical Sampling
Theoretical Pacing and the Process of Doing Grounded Theory
Rediscovering Coding in Grounded Theory
Thinking Theoretically and Writing Memos in Grounded Theory
Theoretical Integration and Sorting in Grounded Theory
Integrating, Challenging and Contributing to the Literature
Understanding How to Write Theoretically
Rediscovering Formal Theory
Rediscovering Grounded Theory: Back to the Future

Summary

Looking back over the grounded theory debate and highlighting what's relevant to today's researchers, this book adeptly guides students through this often intimidating area

Product details

• Authors: Barry Gibson, Barry Hartman Gibson, Gibson Barry, Jan Hartman, Hartman Jan
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.11.2013
• EAN: 9781446248713
• ISBN: 978-1-4462-4871-3
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, REFERENCE / Research, Social research & statistics, Social research and statistics, Research methods: general, Research methods / methodology