Hi Seerat

I teach the initial coding aspects of GT to 2nd year undergraduates (Strauss and Corbin). Obviously they have to transcribe their data first. I also have about 10, 3rd undergrad students every year using the open and axial coding aspects of GT to analyse interviews. I find that it works particularly well.

For post grads I would also look at selective coding along with numerous other aspects of GT. Please see attached paper from Hutchinson (2011) on making a claim to have used to GT. Or my paper on Gender perceptions and their impact.... which you can find on RG.

It depends on which interpretation of GT you want to use. Strauss and Corbin works well for me because it has a structured approach.

Hope this helps

Martyn

Ground theory is a method for collecting and analyzing data, rather than a teaching technique.

You could teach about using GT as a way to do research on case-oriented data, but that would be quite different from using cases as a teaching technique.

Conventional case method is quite different to GT. What is the advantage you are looking in using GT for teaching cases?

In my opinion Grounded Theory is a very good methodology to teach undergraduates because it is by far the most rigorous qualitative methodology (especially in the Social Sciences).  I always suggest the attached publication as a good basis for Grounded Theory Methodology.

Article Grounded Theory as a General Research Methodology

Admittedly, Grounded Theory is a very good research methodology. Also thanks to these advises/reminders: the major difference between Grounded Theory methodology and other research methodologies is that the former’s emphasis on theory development….people run the risk of using Grounded Theory methodology when they do not understand / overlook / misuse the procedures, and/or do not aim at developing theories (Strauss and Corbin, 1994, pp. 274, 277; Corbin and Strauss, 1990; Tan, 2010). Grounded theory methodology suffers from its apparent simplicity; it is not an easy task (Suddaby, 2006).

• Corbin, J. and Strauss, A. (1990) Grounded theory research: procedures, canons, and evaluative criteria, Qualitative Sociology, 13, 1, pp. 3-21.
• Strauss, A. and Corbin, J., (1994) Grounded Theory Methodology: An Overview, in Denzin, N. K. and Lincoln, Y. S. (Eds.), Handbook of qualitative research, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks,  Chapter 17, pp. 273-285.
• Suddaby, R. (2006) From The Editors: What Grounded Theory Is Not, Academy of Management Journal, 49, 4, pp. 633-642.
• Tan, J. (2010) Grounded theory in practice: issues and discussion for new qualitative researchers, Journal of Documentation, 66, 1, pp. 93-112.