Editorial: New Perspectives on Conceptual Growth through GT

What does it mean to learn grounded theory? I mean, really learn it? The question emerged while re-reading and reflecting on the final versions of the six very different, and yet interrelated, articles in this June issue of the Grounded Theory Review. Many a novice grounded theorist has experienced...

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Main Author: Astrid Gynnild
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociology Press 2016-06-01
Series:Grounded Theory Review: An International Journal
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Online Access:https://groundedtheoryreview.org/index.php/gtr/article/view/222
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