Taken from a recent paper...
As Corbin and Strauss (2008) emphasized in their guide to grounded theory research, qualitative research is a challenging pursuit. Likewise, I found the process of conducting a grounded theory research project as a whole to be strenuous and demanding (and consequently a beneficial learning exercise), especially as a nascent researcher. Corbin and Strauss (2008) also shrewdly warned that a novice qualitative researcher will struggle: “For the inexperienced qualitative researcher, doing qualitative analysis can be a daunting process” (p. 20). Undoubtedly, the methodology employed in this project was nothing less than a provocative struggle and “daunting process” to understand and correctly represent the ideas (textual and sub-textual) available from one interview conducted with a second year teacher.
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yikes... I need a happy dance since I'm finally done with the grounded theory! I think how desperate I sounded in the paper was based initially on trying to bring out some of the fairy tale allusions made in the text. But, I couldn't quite figure out how to word it without having to either make a whole new appendix citing the references or without it taking up lots of space to explain. I'm still wondering if Dr. Kuntz ever saw my post with the pictures. :) I know they're poorly done, but I think the concept is fun. Even yesterday (or today...it all runs together now) I noticed Cor and Stra made a reference to Humpty Dumpty when the talked about trying to understand the new role of a qual researcher not as the omnipotent voice. okay... later
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