Basics of qualitative research : grounded theory procedures and techniques / Anselm Strauss, Juliet Corbin

Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-263) and index

Introduction -- Getting started -- Theoretical sensitivity -- The uses of literature -- Open coding -- Techniques for enhancing theoretical sensitivity -- Axial coding -- Selective coding -- Process -- The conditional matrix -- Theoretical sampling -- Memos and diagrams -- Writing theses and monographs, and giving talks about your research -- Criteria for judging a grounded theory study

There comes a time in all research when collected data must be analysed and interpreted. This volume presents practical procedures and techniques for doing grounded theory studies at a level accessible to students and researchers in applied disciplines. It provides a step by step approach to doing research from formulation of the initial research question, through various systems of coding and analysis, to the process of writing or speaking on the research topic. It will be an invaluable tool for the novice researcher and a useful text for courses in qualitative research in social science programmes