Grounded Theory and Ethnography in Doctoral
liberated from the constraints of prior theoretical views or assumptions (Pettigrew, 2000). In other words, instead of developing a research hypothesis and question based on what a particular theory would demand, the researchers collect and analyze data first and then use grounded theory to guide future research. Grounded theory is therefore highly constructive and useful in a number of different research cases. One problem or challenge with grounded theory is the lack of theoretical framework guiding research; the method is systematic and yet devoid of “theoretical ideas or notions,” to allow the results to flow from the raw data (Creswell & Poth, 2018, p. 68). Another challenge… Continue Reading...
