Grounded Theory Method - Academic Publishing International API

Seminar outline
The key innovations embodied in GTM
Research that starts without a set of hypotheses
or highly structured Research Question
The basis of scientific discovery
The Constant Comparative Method
Iteration between data gathering and analysis
Open Coding
From Codes to Categories and Concepts
Approaches to coding
‘All is Data’ – not just interviews and transcripts
Purposive and Theoretical Sampling
Memo writing
All about Gerunds
Divergences in the method
‘Original’ GTM; ‘Orthodox’ GTM; Glaserian,
Straussian, Constructivist GTM ...
How much do you need to know about these?
The ‘Theory’ in Grounded Theory
Experiences of GTM PhD researchers
Mixing methods
Induction, Deduction, Abduction
How to start, what to do next, when to
stop
Initial questions for GTM research
Sampling
Saturation
Open Coding & Memo Writing Exercise &
Discussion
An Academic Conferences and Publishing event
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Solo efforts
Group discussion
Overcoming Misunderstandings and
Suspicions
The Literature Review
‘An open mind not an empty head’
Hypotheses as the outcome of a research
project
‘Emergence’
Trustworthiness and credibility
Dissemination and Publication
Writing up – using memos
Use of verbatim quotes
Where is the ‘theory’?
A guide to the GTM literature
What to read and when to read it
Glaser & Strauss; Glaser; Strauss & Corbin;
Charmaz; and others
Symbolic Interactionism, Reflexivity, Pragmatism
Good Practices for All Researchers
High level research questions
Looking for processes
Memo writing
Abduction
Seminar facilitator
Antony Bryant is Professor of Informatics at Leeds Metropolitan
University. He has written extensively on research methods, being a
Senior Editor of The SAGE Handbook of Grounded Theory. He is
known internationally for his work within the area of Grounded
Theory in particular and research methods in general. He regularly
supervises and examines research degrees involving GTM. As well as
his work at Leeds, he has developed and taught a wide range of postgraduate
courses in The Netherlands, South Africa, Malaysia, and
China. He is currently ASEM Professor at the University of Malaya,
and Visiting Professor at the University of Amsterdam. His current research includes investigation of
the ways in which the Open Source model might be used more widely, and in particular how it can
be developed as a contributory feature for the re-constructed financial sector in the wake of the
economic melt-down; coining the term Mutuality 2.0 and developing the concept in various
contexts. He holds a BSc MSc and a PhD.