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The Methodological Dynamism of Grounded Theory
International Journal of Qualitative Methods, Vol.14(4), pp.1-6
2015
Abstract
Variations in grounded theory (GT) interpretation are the subject of ongoing debate. Divergences of opinion, genres, approaches, methodologies, and methods exist, resulting in disagreement on what GT methodology is and how it comes to be. From the postpositivism of Glaser and Strauss, to the symbolic interactionist roots of Strauss and Corbin, through to the constructivism of Charmaz, the field of GT methodology is distinctive in the sense that those using it offer new ontological, epistemological, and methodological perspectives at specific moments in time. We explore the unusual dynamism attached to GT's underpinnings. Our view is that through a process of symbolic interactionism, in which generations of researchers interact with their context, moments are formed and philosophical perspectives are interpreted in a manner congruent with GT's essential methods. We call this methodological dynamism, a process characterized by contextual awareness and moment formation, contemporaneous translation, generational methodology, and methodological consumerism.
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- Title
- The Methodological Dynamism of Grounded Theory
- Authors
- Nicholas Ralph (Corresponding Author) - University of Southern QueenslandMelanie Birks - James Cook UniversityYsanne Chapman - Monash University
- Publication details
- International Journal of Qualitative Methods, Vol.14(4), pp.1-6
- Publisher
- Sage Publications Ltd.
- Date published
- 2015
- DOI
- 10.1177/1609406915611576
- ISSN
- 1609-4069
- Copyright note
- © The Author(s) 2015. Creative Commons License (CC BY-NC 3.0) This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991087496902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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