Constructing Grounded Theory : A Practical Guide Through Qualitative Analysis

by Kathy Charmaz

• ISBN13: 9780761973539
• ISBN10: 0761973532
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-27
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd

Summary

Kathy Charmaz is one of the world's leading theorists and exponents of grounded theory. In this important and essential new textbook, she introduces the reader to the craft of using grounded theory in social research, and provides a clear, step-by-step guide for those new to the field. Using worked examples throughout, this book also maps out an alternative vision of grounded theory put forward by its founding thinkers, Glaser and Strauss. To Charmaz, grounded theory must move on from its positivist origins and must incorporate many of the methods and questions posed by constructivists over the past twenty years to become a more nuanced and reflexive practice.

Table of Contents

An Invitation to Grounded Theory

Gathering Rich Data

Coding in Grounded Theory Practice

Memo-Writing

Theoretical Sampling, Saturation and Sorting

Reconstructing Theory in Grounded Theory Studies

Writing the Draft

Reflecting on the Research Process

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