Reflections on the Use of Grounded Theory to Uncover Patterns of Exclusion in an Online Discussion Forum at an Institution of Higher Education

This article reports on an example of grounded theory methodology used in a case study to describe power inequalities among participants in an online forum at a higher education institution in South Africa. Critical poststructuralist theory informs the study as it investigates how hegemony influence...

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Main Authors: Louise Postma PhD, A. Seugnet Blignaut PhD, Karen Swan PhD, Erkki A. Sutinen PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-02-01
Series:International Journal of Qualitative Methods
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/160940691301200128