A Visual's Worth a Thousand Codes: Illustrative Techniques for Grounded Theory Methodology

G Clary, C Van Slyke - 2023 - scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu
2023scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu
Academic research should show a transparent methodology. Transparency is important for
replicability, trust in the results, and adapting to new contexts. Due to its subjective nature,
transparency is especially important for qualitative work, such as grounded theory
methodology (GTM). In this paper, we report aspects of a GTM study that highlights several
visuals aimed at increasing transparency. This paper aims to contribute novel, transparency
enhancing GTM illustrations that others can adapt for their purposes. The illustrations are …
Abstract
Academic research should show a transparent methodology. Transparency is important for replicability, trust in the results, and adapting to new contexts. Due to its subjective nature, transparency is especially important for qualitative work, such as grounded theory methodology (GTM). In this paper, we report aspects of a GTM study that highlights several visuals aimed at increasing transparency. This paper aims to contribute novel, transparency enhancing GTM illustrations that others can adapt for their purposes. The illustrations are analyzed and discussed with suggestions for implementation.
scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu