Description
Book SynopsisWhat is Grounded Theory? provides a compelling account of an approach that has come to be one of the most widely used qualitative research methods across a wide range of subject areas and in the disciplines of nursing, health sciences, computer science, marketing, social psychology and education, among others. Drawing on two decades of research practice and teaching, Tarozzi explains
what Grounded Theory (GT) is, exploring its historical context, the many and sometimes antithetical approaches that have emerged of it and the epistemological implications of its application to different disciplines. With chapter summaries, further reading lists and a wealth of practical examples, the author shows
how to do GT, accompanying the reader through the various phases of the research project. Using GT in research is an adventurous journey: one can only understand
what GT is by doing it.
Trade ReviewTarozzi's encyclopedic knowledge of grounded theory makes this a great book for both methodologists interested in studying the evolution of this approach as well as for students interested in reading a clear description of one way to conduct studies using grounded theory. By showing how he analyzed the data in his own study of how families manage children's television watching, Tarozzi shows the elegant complexities of using grounded theory to systematically analyze data and build theory from the ground up. * Karin Olson, Professor and Interim Coordinator, International Institute for Qualitative Methodology, University of Alberta, Canada *
Gives a brief and very personal introduction to Grounded Theory which makes it a very valuable resource for the novice students interested in using Grounded Theory for their own research. * Uwe Flick, Professor, Professor of Qualitative Research, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany *
Table of ContentsSeries Editor Introduction Introduction
Part I: Understanding Grounded Theory 1. What is Grounded Theory? 2. Historical Context 3. The Grounded Theory Process
Part II: Doing Grounded Theory 4. Starting the Research 5. Coding and Analysing 6. Writing and Evaluating Grounded Theory Conclusions: Theoretical Sensitivity as a Virtue References Index
