Abduction: The Logic of Discovery of Grounded Theory

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Authors

Jo Reichertz · Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities Essen

Abstract

This essay is a contribution to the question whether grounded theory methodology (in the variant of STRAUSS & CORBIN) contains an abductive research logic as developed in the work of Charles Sanders PEIRCE. After going through the works of STRAUSS and CORBIN I answer the question with a resounding yes. But it does not only contain the logic of abductive reasoning but also that of qualitative induction. URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs1001135

Topics & Keywords

Qualitative Research Methods and Applications Information Systems Theories and Implementation Academic Research and Education Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: Forum: Qualitative Social Research (Freie Universität Berlin)

Volume 11, Issue 1, pp. 16

DOI: 10.17169/fqs-11.1.1412

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