The strategy of grounded theory: Possibilities and problems
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TL;DR
This essay focuses on one qualitative strategy, grounded theory, used widely in social work, in other human services professions, and in the social sciences and reviews the development of the approach, its central features, and criteria for its evaluation.
Abstract
This essay focuses on one qualitative research method, grounded theory. The essay attempts to clarify the meaning of the method and to promote consistency in its use. Toward that end the essay reviews the development of grounded theory, its central features, and criteria for its evaluation; suggests some possible reasons for misunderstanding it; and identifies critical issues regarding its use.