The Methodological Dynamism of Grounded Theory

Variations in grounded theory (GT) interpretation are the subject of ongoing debate. Divergences of opinion, genres, approaches, methodologies, and methods exist, resulting in disagreement on what GT methodology is and how it comes to be. From the postpositivism of Glaser and Strauss, to the symboli...

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Published inInternational journal of qualitative methods Vol. 14; no. 4
Main Authors Ralph, Nicholas, Birks, Melanie, Chapman, Ysanne
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.11.2015
Sage Publications Ltd
SAGE Publishing
Subjects
Constructivism
Consumerism
Epistemology
Grounded theory
Research methodology
Symbolic interactionism
Translation
epistemology
qualitative
quantitative
grounded theory
methodological dynamism
reflexivity
philosophy
research philosophy
methodology
ontology
research
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Summary:Variations in grounded theory (GT) interpretation are the subject of ongoing debate. Divergences of opinion, genres, approaches, methodologies, and methods exist, resulting in disagreement on what GT methodology is and how it comes to be. From the postpositivism of Glaser and Strauss, to the symbolic interactionist roots of Strauss and Corbin, through to the constructivism of Charmaz, the field of GT methodology is distinctive in the sense that those using it offer new ontological, epistemological, and methodological perspectives at specific moments in time. We explore the unusual dynamism attached to GT’s underpinnings. Our view is that through a process of symbolic interactionism, in which generations of researchers interact with their context, moments are formed and philosophical perspectives are interpreted in a manner congruent with GT’s essential methods. We call this methodological dynamism, a process characterized by contextual awareness and moment formation, contemporaneous translation, generational methodology, and methodological consumerism.
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ISSN:1609-4069
1609-4069
DOI:10.1177/1609406915611576