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We’ve had a great response to our June issue focusing on the novice experience of doing classic grounded theory (GT). This is no doubt indicative of the number of new researchers seeking to understand and apply the classic methodology for grounded theory. There’s a great sense of accomplishment in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociology Press
2009-11-01
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| Series: | Grounded Theory Review: An International Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://groundedtheoryreview.org/index.php/gtr/article/view/451 |
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| Summary: | We’ve had a great response to our June issue focusing on the novice experience of doing classic grounded theory (GT). This is no doubt indicative of the number of new researchers seeking to understand and apply the classic methodology for grounded theory. There’s a great sense of accomplishment in completing that first GT study, having followed the full package of classic GT methods and realizing the explanatory power of the emergent theory. The logical next step is to disseminate that theory through doctoral defence, conference presentations, collegial dialogue, teaching, and, of course, those career critical publications. Publication is in fact that next level of apprenticeship in a scholar’s career; achieving those important first publications will no doubt require the same diligence as undertaking and completing the research study itself. This is true of all new scholars but anecdotal accounts suggest that those adhering to the classic GT methodology appear to encounter added hurdles wherein the social structural constraints of the dominant qualitative research paradigm impose expectations in terms of what constitutes a good paper for publication that run counter to the classic methodology. These expectations echo familiar criteria as previously encountered under doctoral or senior research supervision where the dominant paradigm assumes that grounded theory is a qualitative method. Anecdotal experiences of classic GT scholars who have managed to navigate the hurdles and achieve publication in mainstream journals would suggest that ‘accommodations’ are required. Accommodating without undermining remains the classic grounded theorist’s challenge; one that needs to be embraced, achieved and experiences shared.
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| ISSN: | 1556-1542 1556-1550 |