The Varieties of Grounded Theory

Antony Bryant is currently Professor of Informatics at Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK. He has written and taught extensively on research methods, with a particular interest in qualitative research methods, and the Grounded Theory Method in particular.  His book Grounded Theory and Grounded Theorizing: Pragmatism in Research Practice was recently published by Oxford University Press (2017).  He is Senior Editor of The SAGE Handbook of Grounded Theory (SAGE, 2007) and The Sage Handbook of Current Developments in Grounded Theory – both co-edited with Kathy Charmaz (SAGE, 2019). He has supervised over 50 doctoral students, and examined many others, in topics including formal specification of software systems, development of quality and maturity frameworks, new forms of business modelling, and various aspects of e-government and e-democracy.He is currently working with Professor Frank Land, who worked on the first commercial computer (LEO 1951), and was also the first UK Professor of Information Systems, on a series of ‘conversations’ planned for publication that will cover issues in the development and impact of computer technology since the 1950s.

Tony Bryant′s book offers a fascinating guide to the past, present and future of Grounded Theory in the age of CAQDAS and big data. Engagingly written with new and provocative arguments, it is an essential resource for students and researchers.

• About the AuthorAcknowledgementsIntroduction and RationaleChapter 1: GTM – Family of VariantsChapter 2: Core Characteristics of GTMChapter 3: GTM from a Logical Point of ViewChapter 4: GTM ParadoxesChapter 5: IndigeneityChapter 6: Student and Learning IssuesChapter 7: GTM, Pragmatism and Social JusticeConclusionKey Resources and Recommended ReadingSuggestions for further reading on specific topics – listed alphabeticallyThe Sage Handbook of Current Developments in Grounded Theory – list of chaptersReferences