Grounded Theory Methodology

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Sebastian Ruppel ◽  
Günter Mey
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Grounded Theory Methodology ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Theoretical Sampling

Grounded theory methodology is one of the most widely used approaches to collect and analyze data within qualitative research. It can be characterized as a framework for study design, data collection, and analysis, which aims at the development of middle-range theories. The final result of such a study is called a “grounded theory,” and it consists of categories that are related to each other. Health and risk message design researchers working with grounded theory methodology are explicitly invited to use any kind of data they consider suitable for a particular project. Grounded theory methodology studies were originally based on intense fieldwork data, but in the meantime, interviews have become the most widely used type of data. In addition, there is a growing interest in using visual data such as pictures or film. Grounded theory methodology originated from sociology, but has since been applied in many different disciplines. This widened application went along with modifications, new developments, and innovations, and led to several current variants of grounded theory methodology. Basic features of grounded theory methodology include theoretical sampling, specific coding procedures with a comparative approach to analysis, and memo writing. The strategy of theoretical sampling requires that theoretical insights gained from the analysis of initially collected data guide subsequent data collection. Hence, during the research process data collection and analysis alternate and interact. For data analysis, different ways of coding enable the researcher to develop increasingly abstract conceptual ideas and reflections, first embodied in codes, later in categories. This analytical process allows for a step-by-step development of categories that are grounded in data. Category development entails comparisons at all stages, for example, of different cases during sampling, of different data pieces, and of different codes and categories during analysis. As a result, grounded theory methodology is also known as the constant comparative method. Throughout the research process the researcher writes memos and keeps track of the development of conceptual ideas, methodological reflections, and practical to-dos. Today, many researchers use software specifically developed to assist the process of qualitative data analysis.

scholarly journals La construction de l’hypothèse dans une recherche qualitative, une illustration à partir de l’étude sur la distance sociale à l’innovation dans la production d’attiéké en Côte d’Ivoire.

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 5553-5558
Author(s):  
De Bloganqueaux Soho Rusticot DROH ◽  
Aubin Jacob MOBIO
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Science Studies ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Sciences Sociales

Résumé : Les spécialistes de méthodologie reconnaissent que l’hypothèse est un élément déterminant dans toutes études en sciences sociales. Cependant ces derniers ne s’accordent pas sur son statut et rôle dans ces études. Pour certains son statut et son rôle consistent à la vérification de la véracité des hypothèses ou théories identifiées préalablement par le chercheur, d’autres soutiennent que l’hypothèse dans une étude qualitative se construit tout au long du processus de recherche en fonction des directions et ouvertures induites par la collecte des données. Cet article illustre à partir d’un cas, le processus de construction de l’hypothèse dans une démarche qualitative de type Grounded theory.  Ainsi il démontre que la construction de l’hypothèse de cette recherche est partie d’une hypothèse (H1) qui a émergée d’une analyse de données, puis s’est progressivement construit dans un processus itératif et circulaire au gré des orientations du couple collecte et analyse des données. Abstract : Methodologists agree that hypothesis is a determining element in all social science studies. However, they do not agree on its status and role in these studies. For some, its status and role consists in verifying the veracity of the hypothesis or theories previously identified by the researcher, others argue that the hypothesis in a qualitative study is constructed throughout the research process according to the directions and openings induced by data collection. This article illustrates, from a case, the process of constructing the hypothesis in a qualitative approach of Grounded theory type. Thus, he demonstrates that the construction of the hypothesis of this research is start of a hypothesis (H1) that emerged from a data analysis, then gradually built into an iterative and circular process according to the orientations of data collection and analysis. Keywords : 

scholarly journals Development of Instruments for Grounded Theory Research: Process, Parameters and Results

Pedagogika ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 124 (4) ◽  
pp. 80-91
Author(s):  
Ramunė Bagdonaitė - Stelmokienė ◽  
Vilma Žydžiūnaitė
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Process Parameters ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Grounded Theory Research ◽  
Theoretical Sampling ◽  
The One ◽  
Theory Research

Grounded Theory (hereinafter – GT) is considered one of the most widely used research methodologies in social sciences. Due to different versions of GT, the development of instruments for research still poses particular questions. The article addresses the following research question: what are the process, parameters and outcomes (results) of development of instruments for research under different versions of GT? The aim is to summarize the methodological regularities and the logic of tools’ development within the different versions of GT. Though the research procedures applied in different versions of GT are slightly different, they share some common aspects: theoretical sampling is usually applied; an interview is employed for data collection (though other additional methods are used as well). GT analysis starts as early as data collection, while the result of GT is a new independent theory describing, explaining and substantiating the phenomenon. The GT is understood as contextual and situational theory rather than universally applied abstract theory. An interview is the key data collection method across all versions of GT. Despite the particular methodological differences, the main highlight of all versions of GT is the fluctuation (changeability) and the variability of instruments’s content, what means the (possible) change of questions of interviews ir criterions for observations, or document analysis. On the one hand, it expands the researcher’s possibilities; on the other hand, the researcher faces an overload of information which is difficult to cope with.

Organizational Identity in Nonprofit Communication about Disability

2014 ◽  
pp. 358-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie C. Lellis
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Public Relations ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Organizational Identities ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis

This chapter describes the research process used to uncover and describe the organizational identities of ten nonprofit organizations that serve persons with disabilities. Identities were measured by examining the values used in a variety of marketing and public relations materials. This chapter 1) describes how DICTION was selected as a viable option for data analysis, 2) reveals the process of augmenting and building upon a previously tested values instrument with custom dictionaries, and 3) explains how the results were interpreted and used to describe the organizational identities of ten nonprofit organizations. The challenges of data collection and analysis are discussed. Future directions for values-based research are proposed. Discussion relates the results to the challenges inherent in disability-related communication.

Qualitative Data Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 203-223
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Qualitative Data Analysis ◽  
Grounded Theory Methodology ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Axial Coding

This chapter illustrates how to do qualitative data analysis. The principles of grounded theory methodology are taken as the main reference for developing a rigorous analysis of the data. Several examples and case studies are discussed to show the practicalities of qualitative data analysis. While explaining the mechanisms of qualitative data analysis, this chapter frames data analysis as part of the overall research process. Methods used in qualitative research give access to people's stories and experiences through language and captures the complexities of social processes. Grounded theory methodology is used to illustrate an approach to coding. Coding is about finding key themes in qualitative data in the form of a text and developing explanations of the research questions. Several approaches to coding—from open and axial coding to selective coding—are systematically presented. Issues of validity and reliability of qualitative data are also addressed within the overall process of research and data analysis leading to the writing-up.

scholarly journals Women’s journey of recovery from sexual assault trauma : a grounded theory - Part 2

Curationis ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
S.E. Duma ◽  
J.N. Mekwa ◽  
L.D. Denny
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Sexually Assaulted

The purpose of the study was to explore and analyse the journey of recovery which is undertaken by women who have been sexually assaulted, with the aim of discovering the grounded theory of recovery from sexual assault within the first six months following the event of rape. The main research question was: ‘What is the journey o f recovery that is undertaken by women within the first six months following sexual assault?’ Another question that developed during data collection and data analysis was ‘What is the meaning that women attach to recovery?’ The findings are discussed under the eight concepts or categories and the context and the intervening conditions that influence the journey of recovery from sexual assault trauma. Refer to part 1 article. These are complemented with abstracts of data from the participants’ voices and the related discussions. The developed theory highlights the process and the interconnectedness of the different stages of what the women experience in their journey of recovery from sexual assault trauma.

scholarly journals Theoretical sampling process in a Straussian Grounded Theory study

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayckel da Silva Barreto ◽  
Bruna Sodré Simon ◽  
Veronica Francisqueti Marquete ◽  
Rebeca Rosa de Souza ◽  
Nara Marilene Oliveira Girardon-Perlini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Substantive Theory ◽  
Grounded Theory Study ◽  
Sampling Process ◽  
Constant Comparative Method ◽  
The Family ◽  
Theoretical Sampling ◽  
Depth Study

ABSTRACT Objetive: Describing the theoretical sampling process in the development of a Grounded Theory based on the Straussian strand. The objective of the field research, used as an example, was to develop a substantive theory, based on the theoretical framework of Symbolic Interactionism, about the perceptions and experiences of patients, family members, and health professionals regarding the presence of the family during emergency care. Method: In the theoretical sampling, 42 participants were recruited, divided into nine sample groups, constituted based on the constant comparative method. Results: The description of this example allowed to identify how theoretical sampling guided data collection, which occurred through the in-depth study of concepts and the search for answers to questions arising from the data. Final Considerations: It is expected that the readers find subsidies to understand how theoretical sampling is conducted in a Grounded Theory study, based on the Straussian strand, and thus be able to apply it.

Research Design

2011 ◽  
pp. 94-116
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Measurement Instrument ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Research Approach

This chapter describes the strategy and the research design used in the present research process followed in the book. It begins with an overview of the research approach adopted, details the sources of data and outlines the procedures used for collection of data. Later, it describes the design of the measurement instrument used for data collection. It also provides a brief profile of the responding companies and describes the variables and the constructs used in the measurement of these variables. The chapter concludes with a brief description of the tools used for data analysis in the book.

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