Qualitative Research
Grounded Theory
Characteristics of Grounded Theory
Narrative & Phenomenology
Elements of Research
100

Researchers try to understand participants’ experiences with the central phenomenon
(the focus of the study) in a natural setting


What is qualitative research 

100

A focus on generating theory grounded in the analysis of data collection 

What is grounded theory 

100

Moving beyond simple description through exploration   

What is the intent of ground theory

100

a lens or framework to the study of storied lives 

What is narrative inquiry 

100

the blueprint of the research study 

What is methodology 

200

Narrative, phenomenology, grounded theory, case studies, and ethnographic 

What are approaches or methodology  to qualitative 

200


the researcher and the participant in an interpretive exchange where neither enters the research space without the influence of the world, their individual histories, beliefs, assumptions, informing the meanings they make of each other, their experiences outside and within the research space.


What is constructivist grounded theory 

200

When is literature ready by the researcher? hint: Glaser 

What is after theory is generated?


200

the approach to a qualitative methodology that focuses on people's subjective experiences and interpretation of the world 

What is phenomenology

200

the ways in which data collection occurs in research 

What are methods 

300

Qualitative researchers conduct studies to


What is understand, interrogate, and deconstruct 

300

The more personal insight the researcher has into the area of inquiry, the greater chance of a more sophisticated theoretical analysis.

What is theoretical sensitivity

300

What kind of analysis is generally performed? Hint: Inductive/Deductive/Abductive

What is inductive and abductive analysis 

300

a term used to describe something that can be seen or experienced by the human senses. It could be something physical like an object or something constructed like an event or feeling


What is a phenomenon

300

the lens through which we try to understand our studies 

What is a theoretical perspective 

400

The articulation of  what a researcher wants to know about the intentions and perspectives of those involved in social interactions


What is research questions  

400

The method by which the researcher chooses who or how they will get their data, which is lead by their developing understanding of the situation.

What is theoretical sampling 

400

When is grounded theory appropriate?  Hint: 3 points 

What is 

Little is known about the area of study.

The generation of theory with explanatory power is a desired outcome. 

An inherent process is embedded in the research situation that is likely to be explicated by grounded theory methods. 



400

the types of narrative inquiry 

What are thematic narratives, biographical study, autoethnography, life history, oral history, and arts-based narratives 

400

the way we know our world 

What is epistemology 

500

the purpose, questions, methodology, methods, analysis, and representation approach 



What is the iterative approach and alignment to qualitative research

500

Developed the constructivist grounded theory approach.

Who is Charmaz

500

an ‘ongoing action/interaction/emotion taken in response to situations, or problems


What is the research process 

500

Types of phenomenological inquiry 

What are transcendental, existential, hermeneutic 

500

the nature of being 

What is ontology