Grounded Theory is by far the most widely used research method across a wide range of disciplines and subject areas, including social sciences, nursing and healthcare, medical sociology, information systems, psychology, and anthropology. This handbook gives a comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of Grounded Theory, taking into account the many attempts to revise and refine Glaser and Strauss' original formulation and the debates that have followed.
Antony Bryant & Kathy Charmaz bring together leading researchers and practitioners of the method from the US, the UK, Australia and Europe to represent all the major standpoints within Grounded Theory, demonstrating the richness of the approach. The contributions cover a wide range of perspectives on the method, covering its features and ramifications, its intricacies in use, its demands on the skills and capabilities of the researcher and its position in the domain of research methods.
The SAGE Handbook of Grounded Theory is an indispensable reference source for academics and researchers across many disciplines who want to develop their understanding of the Grounded Theory method.
PART ONE: ORIGINS AND HISTORY
GT in Historical Perspective - Antony Bryant and Kathy Charmaz
An Epistemological Account
Discovery of GT in Practice - Eleanor Krassner Covan
Legacy of Multiple Mentors
Living GT - Susan Leigh Star
Cognitive amd Emotional Forms of Pragmatism
PART TWO: GTM AND FORMAL GT
Doing Formal Theory - Barney Glaser
Essential Properties for Growing GT - Phyllis Stern
Evolution of Formal GT - Margaret Kearney
Orthodoxy versus Power - Jane Hood
PART THREE: GT IN PRACTICE
Grounding Categories - Ian Dey
Development of Categories - Udo Kelle
Abduction - Jo Reichertz
Sampling in GT - Janice Morse
Memo-Writing in GT - Lora Lempert
Coding - Judith Holton
PART FOUR: PRACTICALITIES
Making Teams Work in Conducting GT - Carolyn Wiener
Teaching GT - Sharlene Hesse-Biber
GT as a Tool for IS Research - Cathy Urquhart
PART FIVE: GT IN THE RESEACRH METHODS CONTEXT
GT and Situational Analysis - Adele Clarke and Carrie Friese
GT and Action Research - Bob Dick
Integrating GT and Feminist Methods - Virginia Olesen
Accommodating Critical Theory - Barry Gibson
GT and the Politics of Interpretation - Norman Denzin
GT and Diversity - Denise O'Neil Green et al
Ethnography - Stefan Timmermans and Iddo Tavory
PART SIX: GT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
GT and Reflexivity - Katja Mruck and Guenter Mey
Mediating Structure and Interaction - Bruno Hildenbrand
Tensions in Using GT - Karen Locke
GT and Pragmatism - Joerg Struebing
