Thinking About my Grounded Theory Project
Grounded theory was not something I was familiar with prior to signing up for this course. Writing a research paper using grounded theory methods sounded even more intimidating. However, when I read the course description I was intrigued. I work as a data analyst and typically deal with actual numbers and not qualitative data. It seemed like such a foreign idea to do research with qualitative data using standardized, strategic methods that the uncomfortableness with it actually made it more intriguing. I think it is important that we learn more about things we are intimidated by or unfamiliar with. I feel like the more we put ourselves in uncomfortable situations, the more comfortable we become with being uncomfortable. Once I got into the readings the concept of grounded theory became clearer. One of the things that...