ReviewDeveloping a grounded theory approach: a comparison of Glaser and Strauss
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Background
This paper developed from the experience of learning to use grounded theory to carry out a study, still in progress, about post-registration professional development of nurses. Novice qualitative researchers are often unsure of how to analyse their data, particularly in relation to grounded theory and differences that have developed between the approaches of Glaser and Strauss, who first jointly described the method (Glaser and Strauss, 1967). Unlike quantitative research, where time is spent
Conclusion
Glaser (1998) suggests that researchers should stop talking about grounded theory and get on with doing it, which seems like good advice. The novice researcher should set aside ‘doing it right’ anxiety, adhere to the principle of constant comparison, theoretical sampling and emergence and discover which approach helps them best to achieve the balance between interpretation and data that produces a grounded theory. It is worth bearing in mind that qualitative analysis is a cognitive process and
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