grounded theory

Question 1

history of grounded theory

Answer 1

Glazer and Straus - 1960
they had a fall out 
resulting in 2 types of grounded theory
Straus + corbin- added some deductive nature
glazer- inductive only

Question 2

what is grounded theory

Answer 2

a theory developed inductively (bottom-up)
some quant also use this/ mixed methods
from the data you derive theory

theories are ‘grounded’ in the data from which they emerge
against hypothetic-deductive testing
iterative process
involves theoretical sampling

positivism

• so it is systematic- challenging the view that qualitative research is not systemized
• it also generates theory- challenging further issues raised with qualitative research

true grounded theory does not start with a research question- just general questions are used

involves theoretical sampling-sampling ppts who can tell u about a certain topic that has emerged from the data

involves memo writing

Question 3

grounded theory process-

Answer 3

• data collection and analysis are entwined
• categories emerge from the data
• memo writing
• theoretical sampling
• aim of theoretical saturation
• literature review written after the analysis (high risk- you might find someone else has done the same study and published it—- not very pragmatic)

Question 4

core components of grounded theory-

Answer 4

1. analytic categories- meaningful categories developed as we go through the data (inductive)
2. developed whislt studying
3. constant comparative analysis, identify, refine, integrate categories to develop theories
4. theoretical saturation must occur (data saturation)

Question 5

what is an in vivo code?

Answer 5

taken from ppts discourse
there exact words
occurs in grounded theory

Question 6

types of coding- open coding

Answer 6

reducing data into units- provides leads to follow

Question 7

types of coding- focus coding

Answer 7

integration of categories to produce theories- used to synthesise and explain- first coding in gt

Question 8

types of coding- axial coding

Answer 8

strauss- identifying relationships between catgeories- second coding inn gt

Question 9

grounded theory strengths

Answer 9

powerful tool for translating conceptual analysis into theory development
its a systematic procedure which allows us to generate ideas in relation to our research
flexible approach as it is inductive