I'm curious how you see grounded theory. Can it be equated with other types of qualitative research? e.g. case study, action research, ethnographic research, phenomenological research or is it more a methodology. Thank you for the explanation
You are asking a truly interesting question. I hesitate with my answer. GT is not a type of qualitative research. It is not just a methodology. At the very start it was a rewriting of social science research: away from testing of hypothesis, opening the large field of theory construction. This move had to do with making social science more democratic, more open. More people can take part in the theory building process. They are no longer reduced to theory testing slaves. It has to do with the emancipation of the everyday researcher. In the beginning (1967) Glaser and Strauss wrote a book (Discovery of GT) against elitism, giving a great majority of people a means to take part in theory building. The ongoing story is less romantic than the beginning and far more difficult to evaluate and to understand.
Thank you for the answer. I totally agree. The more I read about grounded theory, the more I noticed that I cannot say that it is qualitative research and at the same time that is more than just a methodology.
I'm currently writing a book about qualitative research and I don't know how to place grounded theory. That's why I had this doubt.
grounded theory is an approach that is used in qualitative research such as ethnographies, and related studies. It enables expansion of ideas, using a suitable paradigm.
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