Intellectual Autonomy of PhD Researchers who use the Grounded Theory Methodology

Abstract

The decision to choose the grounded theory methodology (GT) for one’s PhD research should never be done lightly, as outlined in Glaser (2015). The emergence of a researcher’s own intellectual autonomy is often of more importance than the research itself. Intellectual autonomy can be fostered perpetually and spasmodically.

Keywords

• intellectual autonomy
• grounded theory
• perpetual fostering
• investigating
• negotiating.