Jane Gilgun

The Intellectual Roots of Grounded Theory (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Grounded theory is an open-ended approach to research that can be adapted to many uses. This article shows how adaptable grounded theory is and was meant to be. Originating in the Chicago school of Sociology about 100 years ago, GT does not have to be about technicalities, but researchers can use it as an adaptable and open-ended approach to developing understandings of human situations.

When researchers view GT this way, the goal is to listen, hear, and understand what others are saying and doing, in their own terms as much as possible. Its open-endedness permits researchers to adapt it to their own particular methodologies and conscious and unconscious biases. In short, there are many ways to do GT. Recently, Denzin adapted GT to serve his commitment to social justice issues in research that includes researcher collaborations with participants, the importance of local knowledge, and, once the research is completed, advocacy for social change.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jane Gilgun
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781458190154
• Artikelnr.: 48245911

Autorenporträt

I like to laugh. I like witty people. When I'm not with my horses, I in my garden, in the kitchen cooking, or sharing good times with family and friends. I'm Dr. Jane Gilgun, a professor emerita in the School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota, USA, where I was a professor from 1984 to 2021.

I have published a lot and am an international leader in the development of qualitative social work research methods. I have served as president of the International Society for Qualitative Inquiry and chair of Social Work Day for the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry for 12 years.

My long-term research was on the meanings of violence to perpetrators, the development of violent behaviors, and how persons overcome adversities. I was the principal investigator for 22 research projects conducted with community partners, focusing on factors associated with good outcomes for children and families.

My research draws upon the work of Jane Addams and John Dewey and is based on a pragmatist philosophy of science that takes into account persons and situation, lived experience, meanings and interpretations, researcher reflexivity, and research to be used for the common good. My research has an explicit value base of justice, care, dignity and worth, and respect for autonomy/self-determination.

Many of my articles and books are available on the internet for free or low cost. I write books on many other topics based on research I have done for many years. I also comment on public events.