Conceptualization: On Theory and Theorizing Using Grounded Theory
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- 1 June 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in International Journal of Qualitative Methods
- Vol. 1 (2) , 23-38
- https://doi.org/10.1177/160940690200100203
Abstract
This article explores the use of grounded theory to generate conceptualizations of emergent social patterns in research data. The naming of patterns and their abstraction across time, place and people, are discussed. The constant comparative method employed in grounded data analysis is offered as a developmental tool for enhancing researchers' abilities to conceptualize and form emergent theories. Conceptual levels, descriptions, power and flawed approaches to analysis are explored at length.Keywords
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