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Grounded TheoryGrounded Theory

Grounded Theoryo History Introduced in 1967 by Glaser and

Strauss in the book The Discovery of Grounded Theory

- Challenged:1. divisions between theory and

research2. the notion that qualitative

research was a precursor to more “rigorous”

quantitative research

Grounded Theoryo History

- Challenged:3. beliefs that qualitative research

methods are impressionistic and unsystematic

4. the separation of data collection and analysis

5. assumptions that qualitative research could produce

only descriptive cast studies rather than theory development

Grounded Theoryo History

Strauss believed that the quality of a theory can be evaluated by the process by which that theory was constructed, which is in contrast to the scientific perspective that states the quality of a theory is determined by its ability to explain new data.

Grounded Theoryo Defining

Grounded Theory: refers to theory that is developed inductively from a corpus of data

(Steve Borgatti: http://www.analytictech.com/mb870/introtoGT.htm)

Grounded Theoryo Defining

Grounded Theory: the systematic generation of theory from systematic research; a set of rigorous research procedures leading to the emergence of conceptual categories

Grounded Theoryo Characteristics1. Purpose is to develop to theory

about phenomenon of interest- should be grounded or rooted

in observation

2. Allows researcher to seek out and conceptualize latent social patterns and structures through constant comparisons

Grounded Theoryo Characteristics

3. Iterative (repetitive) process

4. Rich description is important, but not primary focus

5. Purposive sampling

Grounded Theoryo Glaserian Hallmarks

1. Researchers must find the core variable (the main concern and its recurrent solutions) as the first stage of the study, and limit the scope of their study to that

Grounded Theoryo Glaserian Hallmarks

2. Researcher must suspend existing beliefs/preconceptions, remain open, and trust in the emergence of concepts from the data

Grounded Theoryo Glaserian HallmarksUse constant comparison method to

provide abstract conceptualizations and avoid descriptive interpretations

- is the heart of GT

- helps facilitate the discovery of patterns in the data

Grounded Theoryo Stages/Steps

1. Topic selection and preparation- minimize preconceptions- Do not do a literature review at this point!

2. Data collection- a variety of methods can be used

Grounded Theoryo Stages/Steps3. Analysis

constant comparative method: involves comparing one segment of data with another to determine similarities and differences

a. overall objective is to identify patterns in the data


b. While you do comparisons you will be taking notes and coding

coding: identifying categories and properties

- can be done formally or informally


c. Ask 3 general questions of the data:

1. What is the data a study of?2. What category does this incident indicate?3. What is actually happening

in the data?

Grounded Theoryo Stages/Steps4. Memoing

memos: theorizing write-up of ideas about codes and their relationships

- notes to yourself

* Data collection, analysis, and memoing are ongoing and overlap


Data collection

Note taking

Coding

Memoing

Sorting

Writing


Notes Codes

Memos

Grounded Theoryo Stages/Steps5. Sorting and Theoretical Outline:

refers to conceptual sorting of memos into an outline of the emergent theory, showing relationships and concepts

6. Write up/report

Grounded Theoryo The Literature

1. Avoid reading literature regarding the specifics of your study at first, rather read broadly

2. Access relevant literature as it becomes relevant

3. Can be used as data

Grounded Theoryo Adequacy of Theory

2 Criteria:1. The theory must fit the situation

2. The theory must work

Grounded Theoryo YouTube Videos

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S1kJ0k3yHk

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcpxaLQDnLk

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwR9K17kul0

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6RpQelvS1k

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