WEEK 10

Question 1

Who and When was ‘Grounded Theory’ Developed by?:

Answer 1

• Two sociologists, Glaser and Strauss
  -Late 1960’s
  -Book written named ‘The Discovery of Grounded Theory’

Question 2

What exactly is ‘Grounded Theory’

Answer 2

• Theory developed inductively from a body of data
  -Rejects ‘A Priori’ theorising
  -Theory is verified through data collection and analysis

Question 3

What 3 things did Grounded Theory challenge?

Answer 3

• Challenged the views that qual research was unsystematic
  -Challenged the views that qual research could not generate theory
  -Challenged the separation of data collection and analysis phases of research

Question 4

What real life scenarios does ‘Grounded Theory’ apply to?

Answer 4

• Healthcare professionals understanding of chronic pain
  -Family members experiences during a death process in the ER
  -Pain experience of elderly hospice patients with cancer

Question 5

Development of Grounded Theory:

Answer 5

-Glaser and Strauss
-Glaser/ Inductive approach
-Strauss and Corbin/ Deductive analysis
-Strauss and Corbin/ Basics of qual research

Question 6

What are the 3 types of coding developed by Strauss and Corbin?

Answer 6

-Open Coding (Reducing data into units)
-Axial Coding (Identifying relationships between the categories
-Focused coding (The integration of categories to produce theory)

Question 7

What are some strengths of Grounded Theory?

Answer 7

-Powerful tool for translating conceptual analysis into theory development
-Systematic procedure enables qual researchers to generate ideas
-Flexible approach

Question 8

What are some limitations of Grounded Theory?

Answer 8

-Time consuming and difficult to conduct
-Fails to recognise the embeddedness of the researcher
-Reviewing the literature is a debatable issue in GT

Question 9

What is Action Research?

Answer 9

Research that is focused on solving a problem
(Stringer 2013): It reveals truths and realities held by different groups and individuals

Question 10

Action Research: Lewin 1946

Answer 10

-Attempt to improve social behaviour and encourage social change post war
-Raise awareness, empowerment and collaboration

Question 11

2 types of Action Research

Answer 11

• Insider Action Research:
  Professionals engaged in research in their own organisation
  -External Action Research:
  Researcher independent of the research context

Question 12

What is the action research process?

Answer 12

• Decide what actions to take
  -Wide range of research methods to acquire a comprehensive data set
  -Representative sample
  -Ensure diversity in the groups are represented

Question 13

What should the researcher do if they find a deviant case?

Answer 13

Redefine or reformulate their emerging theory