Owing to the lack of knowledge regarding the psychosocial processes underlying interprofessional learning experiences, the researchers chose to employ
Glaserian grounded theory.
And, contrary to a "clean slate," "
Glaserian" approach, three general theoretic considerations (phrased as conjectures), in line with the reviewed literature and the assumptions of causal complexity and asymmetry, are contextualized and elaborated.
Glaserian and Straussian grounded theory: Similar or completely different?
Given substantial differences between the two strands (
Glaserian and Straussian) of GTM (Urguhart, 2013), this study followed the
Glaserian approach consistently, mainly to use its 'virtue of simplicity' (Urguhart, 2013, p.
This study is anchored on the grounded theory using the
Glaserian approach, and it follows the inductive approach for theory development.
Glaserian grounded theory was the original, from which other variations have developed
Finally, the study applies a rigorous research approach based on
Glaserian grounded theory (Glaser, 1992; Glaser and Straus, 1967).
It was in this way that my interpretation and use of grounded theory diverged from the
Glaserian stance, however, the methods I employed followed the essential cornerstones of grounded theory's 'explicitly formulated methodology' (Glaser, 1994, p.
Using
Glaserian grounded theory the core theme that emerged from their data was 'regaining everydayness'.
(1) Forty-four participants from four teams in two major acute-care hospitals participated in this
Glaserian grounded theory study.
The
Glaserian method of constant comparative grounded theory analysis was used.
Through the
Glaserian grounded theory methodological package, the students' views (based on actual experiences) of community outreach programs were organized inductively into a theoretical whole.