Qualitative Research: An Introduction to Methods and Designs
by STEPHEN D. LAPAN, MARYLYNN T. QUARTAROLI, FRANCES JULIA RIEMER
Doing Grounded Theory Research
Several manuals provide different guidelines for conducting grounded theory research (see, for example, Charmaz, 2000, 2006; Clarke, 2005; Glaser, 1978, 1998; Glaser & Strauss, 1967; Strauss & Corbin, 1990, 1998). Despite this variation, grounded theory researchers aim to conduct studies of individual and collective actions and of social and social psychological processes, such as experiencing identity transformations, changing organizational goals, and establishing public policies. Grounded theorists emphasize what people are doing and the meanings of their actions, such as their intentions; their own stated explanations; and their implicit, taken-for-granted assumptions (Charmaz, 2003, 2006). Nevertheless, even ...
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