Grounded Theory for Qualitative Research: A Practical Guide - Softcover

Urquhart, Cathy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847870546 ISBN 13: 9781847870544

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

Based on the author′s own wealth of experience this timely, engaging book helps first-time researchers to discover the excitement of grounded theory.

Fresh, innovative and clear this book traces the history and development of grounded theory method, and examines how the method is evolving for new contexts today. It sets out the principles involved in using grounded theory and explains the process and theory associated with coding in grounded theory.

The book introduces us to the practicalities of research design, theory building, coding and writing up and gives us the tools to tackle key questions:

- What is grounded theory?

- How do we code and theorise using grounded theory?

- How do we write up a grounded theory study?

This is an exciting new text for students and researchers across the social sciences who want to use grounded theory.

About this title

About the Author

Cathy Urquhart is Professor Emeritus of Digital Business at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, and visiting Professor at the Department of Informatics can Lund University, Sweden. Before returning to the UK in 2009, she worked at the Universities of Tasmania, Melbourne and the Sunshine Coast in Australia, and the University of Auckland in New Zealand. She also worked as a systems analyst for eight years in public sector computing in the U.K.

Her broad area of research centres round the use of digital innovation for societal good. She is interested in how social media and all forms of ICTs can help us meet societal challenges, such as sustainable development, individual wellbeing, and social justice. She writes regularly on developments in grounded theory and qualitative research methodology in general.

She holds or has held various editorial and board positions with the Journal of the Association of Information Systems, Information Technology and Development, European Journal of Information Systems, Information Systems Journal, and MIS Quarterly. She is a subject expert for the Association of Business Schools Scientific Journal Ranking Committee in the UK. She is a Fellow of the Association of Information Systems. Her website can be found here https://www2.mmu.ac.uk/business-school/about-us/our-staff/otehm/profile/index.php?id=899

From the Back Cover

Cathy Urquhart's bright new text on grounded theory is a very practical, student-friendly guide to using this approach in qualitative research; the book has a range of helpful pedagogical features and is written in an accessible and engaging style that will bring GT alive.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847870546
• ISBN 13: 9781847870544
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224