Personal reflections on cautions and considerations for navigating the path of grounded theory doctoral theses and dissertations: a long walk through a dark forest

Grounded theory (GT) has been a popularly used qualitative research methodology in the social sciences and has become increasingly popular for doctoral theses and dissertations. Yet, issues such as the changing nature of grounded theory, time constraints, theses advisors, doctoral committee procedur...

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Published inInternational journal of social research methodology Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 249 - 265
Main Authors Wu, Chiu-Hui Vivian, Beaunae, Cathrine
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 04.05.2014
Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Candidates
Committees
Dissertations & theses
doctoral theses and dissertations
Forests
Graduate studies
Grounded theory
Methodology
methods and challenges
Personal experiences
personal reflections
Qualitative analysis
Qualitative Methods
Qualitative research
Regulation
Research methodology
Researchers
Review boards
Social research
Social Science Research
Social sciences
U.S.A
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Summary:Grounded theory (GT) has been a popularly used qualitative research methodology in the social sciences and has become increasingly popular for doctoral theses and dissertations. Yet, issues such as the changing nature of grounded theory, time constraints, theses advisors, doctoral committee procedures and Institutional Review Board regulations create challenges for doctoral candidates (researchers) who choose to use GT for their dissertations. In this paper, we present the general and specific challenges of using GT for doctoral theses and dissertations by sharing our personal experiences from our Ph.D. programmes in the USA. We conclude by providing practical suggestions for doctoral researchers who are considering using GT for their theses and dissertations.
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ISSN:1364-5579
1464-5300
DOI:10.1080/13645579.2012.729392