The Development of Constructivist Grounded Theory
By J. Mills, Ann Bonner, K. Francis. 2006
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Constructivist grounded theory is a popular method for research studies primarily in the disciplines of psychology, education, and nursing. In this article, the authors aim to locate the roots of constructivist grounded theory and then trace its development. They examine key grounded theory texts to discern their ontological and epistemological orientation. They find Strauss and Corbin's texts on grounded theory to possess a discernable thread of constructivism in their approach to inquiry. They also discuss Charmaz's landmark work on constructivist grounded theory relative to her positioning of the researcher in relation to the participants, analysis of the data, and rendering of participants' experiences into grounded theory. Grounded theory can be seen as a methodological spiral that begins with Glaser and Strauss' original text and continues today. The variety of epistemological positions that grounded theorists adopt are located at various points on this spiral and are reflective of their underlying ontologies.
Subfields: Education
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- I'd like to Teach the World to Sing: Music and Conflict Transformation (2007, background): “This would let me follow the ideas of grounded theory more closely and analyse the data with no preconceived hypothesis (Allan 2003; Charmaz 2006; Mills et al. 2006).”
- Relationshopping: Investigating the market metaphor in online dating (2010, positive): “Following evolved grounded theory (Charmaz, 1994; Mills, Bonner & Francis, 2006; Strauss & Corbin, 1998), categories emerged from the data through our interpretation, rather than being previously established and applied to the data a priori as in content analysis.”
- A typology of adaptation actions: A global look at climate adaptation actions financed through the Global Environment Facility (2014, background): “The Constructivist Grounded Theory takes a ‘‘middle ground’’ approach through a collaboration that involves the researchers and the informants co-developing knowledge through an iterative, informed process (Bryant, 2002; Mills et al., 2006).”