Grounded Theory Flashcards
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Grounded Theory
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- moves beyond description and discovers the theory for a specific goal: process or action
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- philosophy behind - theory development “grounded” in data from participants
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Grounded Theory
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- inductive approach - discovering theory - generate theory from data
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Grounded Theory
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- not verifying existing theories but developing new, produce new explanation to specific process/problem
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Grounded Theory
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- starts with no preconceptions - ‘bracket’ your knowledge to influence theory construction
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- analysis and data collection can go together
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Grounded Theory
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- constant comparative method - requires comparison of places, settings, conditions, people, events, relationships, etc
