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Today @QMiP Bulletin published my reflections on the life and work of Prof. Kathy Charmaz, and how her work influenced by work with #GroundedTheory:

tinyurl.com/CharmazReflect…

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@KingsCollegeLon @kingsmedicine @lifecourse_KCL @ARC_S_L

Prof. Kathy Charmaz was an Occupational Therapist and Medical Sociologist whose PhD was supervised by Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss (the fathers of Grounded Theory). She credited Glaser as the one who actually taught her Grounded Theory methodology.

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The text ‘Constructing Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide Through Qualitative Analysis’ (Charmaz, 2006), which became a global phenomenon, as symbolic interactionists across the globe had anticipated Charmaz’s definitive position on the practice of Grounded Theory.

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When I was doing my Master’s Thesis at @LivUniPsych, I decided to follow a Classical Grounded Theory approach, where my supervisor and the rest of the research group were decidedly Charmazian.

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When asked the question: ‘‘Why have you used a classical approach to Grounded Theory, and not followed Kathy Charmaz’s version?’’, we energetically debated the differences between Glaserian (classical), Straussian (interpretive), & Charmazian (Constructivist) Grounded Theory

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My approach to Grounded Theory has developed over time and with more formalised training. And I have published Grounded Theory methodology papers for use in cross-disciplinary health research and for non-traditional data from the performing arts, literature, and visual media

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To this day, I still consider myself a ‘Classical’ Grounded Theorist, but what Professor Charmaz did was make critique of the highly revered (and often feared) methodology, acceptable, and for that, I am entirely and eternally grateful.

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My chapter on Grounded Theory for cross-disciplinary health research with @jem_brown (@edgehill_HRI) and colleagues at @AlderHey and @LivHospitals in @CQRBath book can be found here: tinyurl.com/GTcdHxRx

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My paper on Grounded Theory for non-traditional data from the performing arts, literature, and visual media with @DrCatWilkinson (@ljmu_education) and @samanthawilko (@MMUEducation) in @QMiP Bulletin can be found here: tinyurl.com/GTnontradArts

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