DVM 3140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Grounded Theory, Wu Xing, Critical Ethnography
9 Oct 2014
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In-class activity due friday research problem statement 1 paragraph. Memoing writing down ideas on an ongoing basis. Open coding line-by-line analysis of written data. Axial coding detailing categories unit of information composed of events, happening, etc. Selective coding intersection of the categories. Constant comparative method to examine relationships across categories to develop higher-level themes: saturation of categories is an important aspect to tell if you"ve collected. Enough data where the research continues to collect data until no new information can be found to add to the emerging major categories/themes: challenges; Have to recruit a large number of participants. Realist ethnography - objective account of the situation based on information collected through participants, typically written in third-position. Critical ethnography talking about how groups associate with each other, what forces oppress certain groups, etc. all coming from a critical perspective. Recursive and iterative process: begins upon entry into field, ends with completion of project. Identifying patterns and structures, assembling components and structures.
