Grounded theory was first proposed by Glaser and Strauss ( Glaser and Strauss, 1967), who described a qualitative research method that seeks to develop theory that is “grounded in data systematically gathered and analyzed” ( Myers, 2013). In this case, the emergent coding approach, based on the notion of grounded theory, is appropriate. If you are working on a new topic that has very limited literature to build on, you may not be able to find established theories that allow you to develop the coding categories in advance. In short, the grounded theory method can be expected to gain renewed support from those social scientists and professionals who value conceptual analysis of rigorous empirical qualitative research. Although questions have been raised concerning objectivist premises within grounded theory, a constructivist revision of the method provides answers to them and points to new directions. However, recent debates between Glaser and Strauss and Corbin, as well as larger epistemological debates about scientific inquiry, have intensified interest in examining and using the method.
In sociology, this method has, perhaps, had most influence in medical sociology and social studies of science (see Baszanger 1998, Clarke 1998, Star 1989). Strauss and his colleagues trained several generations of graduate students in sociology and nursing, whose students and colleagues have subsequently adopted the grounded theory method. The grounded theory method has significantly influenced the development of qualitative research in the social sciences and professions, particularly nursing and education. Charmaz, in International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2001 5 Current Emphases and Future Directions
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