1st Edition

Using Grounded Theory Research Methods A Guide for the Health and Social Sciences

By Cheryl Tatano Beck Copyright 2026
116 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

116 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

116 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This practical text introduces and compares all the different varieties of grounded theory for researchers new to the methodology from across the health and social sciences. Grounded theory is a complex research methodology, further complicated by the existence of a number of different variations. Method slurring is a common problem and this thoughtful textbook enables readers to understand and... Read more

1.  Introduction to the Book

2.  And So It Began: Barney Glaser and Anslem Strauss’ Grounded Theory

3.  Glaserian Grounded Theory

4.  Straussian Grounded Theory

5.  Leonard Schatzman and Barbara Bowers’ Dimensional Analysis

6.  Adele Clarke’s Situational Analysis

7.  Kathy Charmaz’s Constructivist Grounded Theory

8.  Comparison of First-and Second-Generation Grounded Theory Approaches

9.  Critiquing Grounded Theory Studies

10. Teaching Grounded Theory

11. The Future of Grounded Theory

Biography

Cheryl Tatano Beck is a distinguished professor at the School of Nursing, and has a joint appointment in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the School of Medicine, University of Connecticut, USA.