[STRAUSS CORBIN 90, pp. 17 - 32]

Here are the questions, find the answers in the book. See also [GLASER92] for alternate comments :-).

1. What is qualitative research?
2. What kind of skills are required for doing qualitative research?
3. Can I combine qualitative and quantitative methods?
4. Why do qualitative research?
5. Who does qualitative research?
6. What are the major components of qualitative research?
7. Are there different types of qualitative research?
8. What is a grounded theory?
9. Why build theory that is grounded?
10. Where did the grounded theory approach originate?
11. What are the requisites for learning this approach?
12. Is grounded theory only a sociological approach?
13. Is grounded theory a "Scientific Method" ? If so, where does creativity fit in?
14. How are discoveries made?
15. What is the difference between theory and description?
16. Is it necessary to transcribe all if your interviews or fieldnotes?

[STRAUSS CORBIN 90, pp. 188 - 193]

1. Can I sample data from a library and how?
2. How does one theoretically sample when on a team project and still maintain consistency?
3. Can my theory be tested further by others?
4. How does sampling in grounded theory studies differ from more traditional forms of sampling?
5. Can I combine quantitative and qualitative methods in the same study?
6. When is the theoretical sampling complete? How long do you have to continue?
7. Is theoretical sampling difficult to learn?
8. What about research design, what is its relationship to theoretical sampling?

[STRAUSS CORBIN 90, pp. 224 - 248]

1. When should I begin writing up the research for publication? How do I know when the research is ready for writing up?
2. What shall I write about?
3. What form(s) should the writing take -- papers, a monograph, something else?
4. Is writing papers different than writing monographs (or theses)?
5. What about oral presentations?
6. Should I try to publish?
7. What audiences am I writing for (including when I am writing a thesis)?
8. What should the styles of writing is good enough to submit for publication?

References:

• [GLASER92] Glaser, Barney G. 1992. Emergence vs. Forcing: Basics of Grounded Theory Analysis. Sociology Press, pp. 129. [HM28 Gla CLMS, -]
• [STRAUSSCORBIN90] Strauss, Anselm L., and Corbin, Juliet. 1990. Basics of Qualitative Research: Grounded Theory Procedures and Techniques. Sage, pp. 270. [HA29 Str CLRBR, ISBN 0-8039-3250-2]