Grounded Theory in Action

Edited by Gregory Hadley, Professor of Sociolinguistics, Faculty of Humanities, Niigata University, Japan and Antony Bryant, Professor of Informatics, School of Built Environment, Engineering and Computing, Leeds Beckett University, UK and Chief Researcher, The Education Academy, Institute of Educational Research, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania

‘The originality of this book lies in the way it renders the approach accessible, intelligible, and above all applicable. [...] This practical reference work, overflowing with concrete examples and fascinating case studies, directs our attention towards the way in which we produce and value knowledge, as a scientific posture in its own right.’

• ContentsBeginning your grounded theory 1PART I PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS1 Ethical review and gaining access 11Wayne A. Babchuk and Louise I. Lynch-O’Brien2 CAQDAS and the grounded theory method 23Susanne Friese and Erika UnterpertingerPART II EARLY STAGES3 Conducting fieldwork 37Robert Thornberg, Paul Horton and Camilla Forsberg4 Conducting interviews 48Hilary Engward, Nieky van Veggel and Janet Allison5 Open coding qualitative data: an essential first step in grounded theory analysis 60Ashna Mahmood Zada and Cathy Urquhart6 Using quantitative data in grounded theory methodology 69Alyssia M. Miller De Rutté7 Early memo writing in grounded theory studies 80Jovina Concepcion Bachynski and Idevania G. CostaPART III ANALYTIC STAGES8 Doing focused coding 92Alexandra Long9 Creating categories 103Elaine Keane10 Writing advanced memos 114 Maria J. Grant 11 Theoretical coding 124 Barry Gibson and Christian Morgner PART IV COMMUNICATING GROUNDED THEORY 12 Visualizing grounded theory 135 Alecia M. Redway 13 Presenting grounded theories in public 147 Roy Kemm 14 Writing grounded theory reports 158 Kimberlea Cooper