Description
Grounded Theory is probably the most successful method proposed to social scientists in the 20th century, and this can only be partly attributed to the fact that it is democratised theory development making this available to all competent researchers. The ideas elucidated by Grounded Theory are far too important to be left up to Grounded Theorists alone or put another way the real power of the Glaser and Strauss contribution was not that it offered a method for research but that it opened the ‘black box’ of qualitative research for all to see what lies beneath. The detail of the research practice described or prescribed by Grounded Theory throws much light on qualitative research thinking. This Reader addresses the paraphernalia of Grounded Theory and then it takes a deep look into some of the ideas and intellectual challenges which underpin qualitative research. Thus the issues of theory, data and pragmatism are addressed in some detail. In addition a substantial Glossary of the terms used by Grounded Theorists is supplied. Dan Remenyi BSocSc, MBA, PhD. Born in Dublin and taken to South Africa by his family at the end of the 1950s, he is a prolific writer in the field of research methodology. He has also written four history books and one novel. Over the years he has worked as a Visiting Professor at more than a dozen universities and has taught on research training programmes on all six continents. He lives in South Oxfordshire with his wife and her bees. As the children have left there is no longer a cat or any fish. And the foxes have taken the chickens and ducks. He is a regular speaker at conferences and other events.
