Grounded theory : a practical guide /

Birks, Melanie,

Grounded theory : a practical guide / Melanie Birks & Jane Mills. - 210 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-204) and index.

Essentials of grounded theory -- Planning a grounded theory study -- Quality processes in grounded theory research -- Positioning the researcher in a grounded theory study -- Data generation and collection -- Data analysis in grounded theory -- Theoretical integration -- Presenting a grounded theory -- Evaluation and application of grounded theory -- Situating grounded theory in the context of current debate -- Working grounded theory - An example -- Windows into grounded theory - Contributor biographies. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Appendix A. Appendix B.

"This is a highly practical book which introduces the whole range of grounded theory approaches. Unlike most existing books in this area, which are written from a particular philosophical standpoint, this text provides a comprehensive description of the strategies and techniques employed in this methodology."--Publisher's website.

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Grounded theory.
Social sciences--Research.

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