Grounded Theory: A Short Cut to Highlight a Researchers’ Intellectuality
Problem statement: Grounded theory is one of the research approaches in qualitative research that enables the researcher to use his/her intellectuality to make sense of and construct a theory based on finding collected throughout the fieldwork. Grounded Theory as suggested in the conventional studie...
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| author | Haji Omar, Abdul Hafidz Awang Hj. Hamid, Dayang Hjh. Tiawa Alias, Norma Islam, Md. Rajibul |
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| description | Problem statement: Grounded theory is one of the research approaches in qualitative research that enables the researcher to use his/her intellectuality to make sense of and construct a theory based on finding collected throughout the fieldwork. Grounded Theory as suggested in the conventional studies is designated in a very comprehensive manner and involves three level of coding. These coding systems are parallel to Bloom’s Taxonomy where an individual has to first understand the basic knowledge before he/she is able to proceed further. Approach: In the first stage of Grounded Theory, that is, ‘open coding’; data are grouped according to themes or categories. That is where the researcher has to have sufficient knowledge and understanding of the phenomenon being studied. In the second level, that is, ‘axial coding’; the researcher has to connect the themes and make sense of it. At this point, the researcher applies his knowledge and analyses the data. The data is then synthesized and evaluated through ‘selective coding’. Results: These will develop into the draft of the theory that will be tested against other existing theories to form ‘Grounded Theory’. Conclusion: This study shows that the ability to develop a good ‘Grounded theory’ will represent the researchers’ intellectuality. |
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| spelling | mmu-4722010-06-21T02:51:11Z http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/472/ Grounded Theory: A Short Cut to Highlight a Researchers’ Intellectuality Haji Omar, Abdul Hafidz Awang Hj. Hamid, Dayang Hjh. Tiawa Alias, Norma Islam, Md. Rajibul HM Sociology Problem statement: Grounded theory is one of the research approaches in qualitative research that enables the researcher to use his/her intellectuality to make sense of and construct a theory based on finding collected throughout the fieldwork. Grounded Theory as suggested in the conventional studies is designated in a very comprehensive manner and involves three level of coding. These coding systems are parallel to Bloom’s Taxonomy where an individual has to first understand the basic knowledge before he/she is able to proceed further. Approach: In the first stage of Grounded Theory, that is, ‘open coding’; data are grouped according to themes or categories. That is where the researcher has to have sufficient knowledge and understanding of the phenomenon being studied. In the second level, that is, ‘axial coding’; the researcher has to connect the themes and make sense of it. At this point, the researcher applies his knowledge and analyses the data. The data is then synthesized and evaluated through ‘selective coding’. Results: These will develop into the draft of the theory that will be tested against other existing theories to form ‘Grounded Theory’. Conclusion: This study shows that the ability to develop a good ‘Grounded theory’ will represent the researchers’ intellectuality. Science Publications (SCIPUB) 2010-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/472/1/jss62276-281.pdf Haji Omar, Abdul Hafidz and Awang Hj. Hamid, Dayang Hjh. Tiawa and Alias, Norma and Islam, Md. Rajibul (2010) Grounded Theory: A Short Cut to Highlight a Researchers’ Intellectuality. Journal of Social Sciences, 6 (2). pp. 276-281. ISSN 1549-3652 http://www.scipub.org/scipub/current_issue.php?j_id=jss |
| spellingShingle | HM Sociology Haji Omar, Abdul Hafidz Awang Hj. Hamid, Dayang Hjh. Tiawa Alias, Norma Islam, Md. Rajibul Grounded Theory: A Short Cut to Highlight a Researchers’ Intellectuality |
| title | Grounded Theory: A Short Cut to Highlight a Researchers’ Intellectuality |
| title_full | Grounded Theory: A Short Cut to Highlight a Researchers’ Intellectuality |
| title_fullStr | Grounded Theory: A Short Cut to Highlight a Researchers’ Intellectuality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Grounded Theory: A Short Cut to Highlight a Researchers’ Intellectuality |
| title_short | Grounded Theory: A Short Cut to Highlight a Researchers’ Intellectuality |
| title_sort | grounded theory: a short cut to highlight a researchers’ intellectuality |
| topic | HM Sociology |
| url | http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/472/ http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/472/ http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/472/1/jss62276-281.pdf |