A Comment on Gerunds: Realizing the Researcher’s Process

Abstract

This conceptual discussion briefly presents the unique process that classic grounded theory researchers may encounter when undertaking the analysis and interpretation elements of the research process. Grounded theory researchers may discover their own researcher gerunds, much like the naming of theoretical codes in grounded theory. The author formulates the researcher gerunds she experienced and presents these in the context of her dissertation study.

Keywords

• conceptual discussion
• learning grounded theory
• the new grounded theory researcher