The SAGE Handbook of Grounded Theory: Paperback Edition'Tony Bryant and Kathy Charmaz are the perfect editors for this excellent and forward looking Handbook which is surely destined to be a classic' - David Silverman, Professor Emeritus, Goldsmiths College For anyone interested in grounded theory this is a must have book. No longer will students have to search the library or internet to find authoritative voices on a variety of topics. It’s all right there at their fingertips - Juliet Corbin, San José State University Grounded Theory is by far the most widely used research method across a wide range of disciplines and subject areas, including social sciences, nursing and healthcare, medical sociology, information systems, psychology, and anthropology. This handbook gives a comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of Grounded Theory, taking into account the many attempts to revise and refine Glaser and Strauss' original formulation and the debates that have followed. Antony Bryant & Kathy Charmaz bring together leading researchers and practitioners of the method from the US, the UK, Australia and Europe to represent all the major standpoints within Grounded Theory, demonstrating the richness of the approach. The contributions cover a wide range of perspectives on the method, covering its features and ramifications, its intricacies in use, its demands on the skills and capabilities of the researcher and its position in the domain of research methods. The SAGE Handbook of Grounded Theory is an indispensable reference source for academics and researchers across many disciplines who want to develop their understanding of the Grounded Theory method. |
Contents
Methods and Practices | 1 |
PART I Origins and History | 29 |
An Epistemological Account | 31 |
The Legacy of Multiple Mentors | 58 |
Cognitive and Emotional Forms of Pragmatism | 75 |
PART II Grounded Theory Method and Formal Grounded Theory | 95 |
4 Doing Formal Theory | 97 |
Essential Properties for Growing Grounded Theory | 114 |
15 Teaching Grounded Theory | 311 |
The Case of the Information Systems Discipline | 339 |
PART V Grounded Theory in the Research Methods Context | 361 |
17 Grounded Theorizing Using Situational Analysis | 363 |
18 What Can Grounded Theorists and Action Researchers Learn | 398 |
Complexities Criticisms and Opportunities | 417 |
20 Accommodating Critical Theory | 436 |
21 Grounded Theory and the Politics of Interpretation | 454 |
The Continuing Evolution of Grounded Formal Theory | 127 |
The Defining Traits of Grounded Theory | 151 |
PART III Grounded Theory in Practice | 165 |
8 Grounding Categories | 167 |
Different Approaches in Grounded Theory | 191 |
The Logic of Discovery of Grounded Theory | 214 |
11 Sampling in Grounded Theory | 229 |
Memo Writing in the Grounded Theory Tradition | 245 |
13 The Coding Process and Its Challenges | 265 |
PART IV Practicalities | 291 |
14 Making Teams Work in Conducting Grounded Theory | 293 |
22 Grounded Theory and RacialEthnic Diversity | 472 |
23 Advancing Ethnographic Research through Grounded Theory Practice | 493 |
PART VI Grounded Theory in the Context of the Social Sciences | 513 |
24 Grounded Theory and Reflexivity | 515 |
25 Mediating Structure and Interaction in Grounded Theory | 539 |
Dualthinking Modes as Necessary Tension in Grounded Theorizing | 565 |
The Pragmatist Roots of Empiricallygrounded Theorizing | 580 |
Discursive Glossary of Terms | 603 |
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