Grounded Theory And Semi-Structured Interviews

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The data that I gather from the semi-structured interviews and focus group will be surrounded by grounded theory. Grounded theory is the framework most frequently used for analyzing qualitative data (Bryman, 567). Since I am limited in experience this approach will be most beneficial to me because theoretical sampling will allow me to think of my theory throughout the research process, in doing this I can pick and chose how to move my research toward properly developing a theory over time (Bryman, 419). Grounded theory gives me the power to develop and create a proper theory with concepts and trends that I will see throughout the interview process. After I conduct the semi-structures interviews with the six participants and then the focus group

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