RESEARCH PROJECT
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH 
SEARCH TOOLS 
GROUNDED THEORY 
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

RESEARCH PROJECT

• Team Research Project

Overview and Methodologies. Initially our research concerned the transformative process of learners creating personal home pages or portfolios on the world wide web. Guided by the heuristic method, the researchers moved into the second stage of inquiry. Led by the resulting data, the investigation proceeded into an examination of the transformative process of qualitative researchers and the interview process as done by two qualitative researchers on this team.
• Profiles

Team members' profile, individual web pages of team members, web page reflections by two of the team members.
• Meeting Notes

A page was set up for the team using a program called Web Course in a Box It was here that we posted meeting notes to a Forum and where links were available to sites related to the work. It was also here that two members of the team were able to construct their web pages using the built-in page wizard. To visit this QR site you must sign in as avisitor and give the password research.
• Interview Transcripts

The student transcripts with categories and coding (for two of the transcripts) to reflect the research on this team's interviewers - a first stage of investigation.
• Team Communications These are a few examples of the many e-mail messages that were sent as team members worked through this project.
• Reflections and Illuminations

Individual team members recorded their thoughts as to the research at two stages in the research process.
• Annotated Bibliography

Reference materials cited with brief notes.

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

Qualitative Research Journals
A list of journals that publish Qualitative Research articles.
Qualitative Research: Central Tendencies and Ranges
An interesting article on what QR is, and is not. Good for broad understanding/clarification of QR.
The Qualitative Report
An online journal dedicated to qualitative research and critical inquiry.
New and Notable
An annotated bibliography.
Presenting Qualitative Data
data strategies for presenting qualitative research papers.
Qualitative Research Resources on the Internet
Includes many resources including Qualitative Research on the Web, syllibi, calls for papers.
QualPage
links to resources for qualitative researchers.
Books on Qualitative Research

SEARCH TOOLS

• ASK ERIC

Using SEARCH ERIC, Research + "Grounded Theory" = 86 abstracts; Research + "Phenomenology" = 61 abstracts; Research + "Heuristic" = 207 abstracts.
• SEARCH ENGINES

A guide to a large variety of search engines with primary engines indicated.
• Dogpile

This engine searches a number of engines including: Yahoo!, Lycos' A2Z, Excite Guide, World Wide Web Worm, WWW Yellow Pages.
• Metafind

Another meta-search engine that sweeps the web.
• Cybraian links

GROUNDED THEORY

• The Creation of Theory

A Recent Application of the Grounded Theory Method.
• References on Grounded Theory

This is a list of references on grounded theory. A brief introduction suggests essential reading for newcomers to the field. The list gives some important citations related to the approach in other disciplines and citations related to the approach in Information Systems. You can use the Edit Find command in Netscape to look for a specific citation.
• Grounded Theory Alternative in Business Network Research

This paper presents a brief outline of the defining characteristics of grounded theory methodology.
• A Comment on the Application of Grounded Theory to Accounting Research

a brief discription of grounded theory with sources cited.
• Grounded Classification: Grounded Theory and Faceted Classification

This paper compares the qualitative method of grounded theory with the construction of faceted classifications in library and information science.
• CASE Tools as Organizational Change:  Investigating Incremental and Radical Changes in Systems Development (uses grounded theory method - also best paper 1993 Management Information Systems Quarterly.
• Comparing Qualitative and Quantitative Methods - focus on Grounded Theory; terms defined.
• Resource Course: Course Description: This course gives an introduction to qualitative approaches in Psychology and then focuses on one particular technique - the method of Grounded Theory.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• Keirsey Temperament Sorter Test

Check out your personality type.
• Research Maze

Data Sorting : a conceptual framework to help guide researchers through the process - a map of sorts to lead them along the unmarked path of analysis and reporting.
• Sensemaking

researching as a unitary, collaborative activity instead of as separate activities.
• Categorizing, Coding, and Manipulating Qualitative Data

A4 method of categorizing, coding, and sorting/manipulating qualitative (descriptive) data using the capabilities of a commonly-used word processor: WordPerfect.
• Walker/ACW Style Sheet

MLA-Style Citations of Electronic Sources (Endorsed by the Alliance for Computers & Writing).
• Electronic Theses and Dissertations This site is intended as a clearing-house for on-line information related to electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) in the humanities.
• Virtual Poster Session

The goal of this Web site is to explore ways of presenting academic materials and facilitating scholarly discussion using the Internet.
• Journal of Information Technology

Special Issue: Call for Papers on Interpretive Research in Information Systems.
• Abstracts1

re: Web-based teaching and learning.
• Abstracts2 More re: Web-based teaching and learning.
• Web Based resources
• Listservs re: research
• Educational Web Sites
• League for Innovation Teaching and Learning site

discussion forums in many areas of post secondary teaching especially re techonology
• PhinisheD

A discussion and support group for those trying to finish their PhD
• How to do Research

E-mail Greg Coutts
E-mail Kimeiko Hotta
E-mail Selia Karsten
E-mail David Murray

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Last update: March 22, 1999