grounded theory for social development
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Grounded Theory for Social Development
byAssoc.prof. Patcharin Sirasoonthorn, Ph.D
Department of Sociology and AnthropologyFaculty of Social Sciences
Phone: 055-961000 ต่อ 2183
E-mail: [email protected]
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Topic
• What is grounded theory?
• Grounded Theory: a good start for new researchers?
• Questions and answers.
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The Greatest Barrier for New researchers
Researcher
• Long hours working
• Long time working in rural area
• Lack of theoretical skill
• No research experience
• Poor English (reading, writing)
• Lack of synthesizing skill
• Annoying family members
• Annoying boss.
Current situation of university research
Doing research
Writing proposal
Identify research question
Review literature
The Origin of Knowledge
Experience
Creative Thinking
Reading
Intuition
Faith
What is grounded theory?
Pattern/model for problems and solution
A set of assumptions
concepts, values
Practices
Definition
Elements
Ontology
Epistemology
Methodology
Values
Everybody can “grounded”…IF
Having creative thinking
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Nine Dots Puzzle
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Link all 9 dots using four straight lines or fewer, without lifting the pen and without tracing the same line more than once
Answer 1
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Answer 2
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Answer 3
Having systematic thinking
Deductive Method
Theory
Practice 1
Best Practice 1
Best Practice 2
Practice 2
Practice 3
Best Practice 3
Best Practice x
Practice x
Inductive Method
DataCategory
Theory
Having Symbolic Interactionism
What do you see?
As a researcher, what do you see?
Proxemics: Control level of relation
• Physical Context
• Object/ material
• Distance
• Social Position
• Patron-client relationship.
Proxemics
Objectics
Haptics: touching
• Hand shaking
• Hugging
• Touching
• Patching
• Holding hands.
Love is…?
Definition
• Function of thought is as an instrument or tool for prediction, action, and problem solving.
Theoretical Form
• Middle-range Theory (Theory + empirical research)
• Problem-based
• Data Oriented.
School of thought
• Glaserian Mode
• Straussian Mode
• Charmaz’s Constructionism.
Grounded Theory: a good start for new researchers?
Grounded Process
Mind Setting
Problem Setting
Data Collection
Coding
Memo-writing
Constructing Theory
New TheoryReview Literature
Review Literature
Data Collection
What to ask?
– What’s happening here?
– What is the basic psycho-social process?
– Who have the power?
– Since when?
– What is the definition of the situation?
– Who do the social actors act?
Methods
• Observation
– Complete Participant Observation
– Participant Observation
– Non-participant Observation
• Absolute Non-participant observation
• Structured Observation / systematic observation
• Unstructured/ simple Observation .
What to Observe?
• Kinesis Language• Body Language• Oculesics Language• Haptic/ Touch Language• Vocalics/ Paralanguage Language• Proxemics Language• Chronemics Language• Objects Language• Symbolic Language.
Interview
• Intensive Interviewing
– Open-ended Conversation
– Loosely Guided Exploration
– Semi-structure focused question.
Documentary Data
• Technical Document
• Non-technical Document
• Supplement Data
• Non-professional Document.
Tools
• Category System
– Discrete/separate Categories
– Continuous Categories
• Rating Scale
– Apparent/clear validity
– Instrumental validity
– Theoretical validity
– Constructed validity.
Example of Category
Category Sub-category1
Sub-category2
Lack of awareness of conflictresolution
Lack of knowledge of conflict resolutionLack of leadership initiatives for conflict resolution
Lack of organization for conflict resolution Lack of motivation for conflict resolution.
Theoretical Coding
Level 4
New Theory
Level 3
Axial/thematic coding
Level 2
Focused coding, category development
Level 1
Raw data are initial coding, open coding
Data Collecting
Note-taking
Coding
Memoing
Sorting
Writing
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