Linking the Intercultural and Grounded Theory: Methodological Issues in Migration Research

Abstract: Connecting intercultural research with Grounded Theory was advocated in the early history of intercultural theorising and includes the development of researchers' intercultural competencies. Such competency comes to the fore where intercultural theory places an equal emphasis on home and host cultures in migration research. In this context we have found a Grounded Theory approach particularly suitable for disentangling complex interlinkings within migration experiences and their individual outcomes. Grounded Theory allows for the exploration of various theories in different fields and the emergence of new or deeper interpretations of intercultural experiences, including where research has not engaged deeply with or avoided intercultural contexts. The use of software, based on Grounded Theory, provides the resource for systematically exploring the inter-related nature of data. In addition, engaging in intercultural research, in particular, raises questions around our practice as soc.... https://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/1217

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Linking the Intercultural and Grounded Theory: Methodological Issues in Migration Research ; volume:10 ; number:1 ; day:28 ; month:01 ; year:2009 ; Forum qualitative Sozialforschung ; 10, Heft 1 (28.01.2009)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Sheridan, Vera ; Storch, Katharina

Further information

• DOI: 10.17169/fqs-10.1.1217
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0901363
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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