Grounded theory

Grounded theory

1. Inductive approach involving a systematic set of procedures to arrives at a theory about basic social processes

2. is a widely use by social sciences today

   • B/c it describes a research approach to construct theory where no theory exist s

3. The grounded theory method is used in many disciplines

   • investigators from different disciplines use grounded theory to study the same phenomenon from their varying perspective
     • Researchers use this theory method when they are interested in social processes from the perspective of human interaction or patterns of actions and interaction.

4. key objective

   • development of formal theories spanning many disciplines that accurately reflect the cases from which they were deriver.

5. Structuring the study

   • Research question- address basic social processes that shape human behavior
     • Researchers Perspective - the researcher brings some knowledge of the literature to the study
       • Sample selection- involves choosing participants who are experiencing the circumstance and selecting events and incidents related to the social process under investigation

6. Data Gathering

   • collected through interviews and skilled observations of individuals interacting in a social setting
     • Interviews - record and transcribe and observation are recorded as field notes

7. Data analysis-

   • Simultaneously with data collection. techniques is called theoretical sampling which is used to select experiences that will help the research to test ideas and gather complete info,

8. Describing the Findings

   • reported in detail that permit to follow the exact steps in the research process such as disruptive language and diagrams.