Abstract: • Discovery of grounded theory • Generating theory by comparative analysis • Generating theory • Theoretical sampling • From substantive to formal theory • Constant comparative method of qualitative analysis • Clarifying and assessing comparative studies • Flexible use of data • New sources for qualitative data • Theoretical elaboration of quantitative data • Implications of grounded theory • Credibility of grounded theory • Applying grounded theory • Insight and theory development
Notes: first edition 1967;