02992cam a22004218i 4500 23521432 PUCPR 20240510151407.0 240117s2024 cau b 001 0 eng 2024000162 9781071917541 (paperback) 9781071917558 (epub) DLC eng rda DLC eng pcc PUCPR H62 .S318565 2024 300.72 23/eng/20240118 23 300.72 Saldaña, Johnny, author. Developing theory through qualitative inquiry / Johnny Saldaña 2403 Los Angeles, California : SAGE, [2024] 191 pages cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Defining theory -- Concepts -- Propositions -- Parameters and variation -- Explanation -- Generalizability and transferability -- Improving social life -- Synthesizing the six properties -- Modeling a theory -- Evaluating a theory -- Conclusion. Johnny Saldaña, Arizona State University (Emeritus). "This text presents a comprehensive introduction to developing conventional, mainstream theories derived primarily from qualitative inquiry. It offers various definitions of theory, multiple examples of theories from different disciplines in the author's signature writing style, and includes end-of-chapter activities for exercising the skills necessary to develop an original theory. The book is written for intermediate and advanced courses in qualitative research methods, undergraduate and graduate social and educational theory, and classes that address theory development in their particular areas of study. Saldana extracts from the literature that a theory, most often, is a research-based statement with an accompanying explanatory narrative that contains and/or implies the following six properties; a theory 1. expresses a patterned relationship between two or more concepts; 2. predicts and manages action through propositional logic; 3. accounts for parameters of or variation in the empirical observations; 4. explains how and/or why something happens by stating its cause(s); 5. suggests generalizability and/or transferability to related social contexts; and 6. provides insights and guidance for improving social life. This book describes the properties and fundamentals of theory construction; offers concrete examples of social science theories; and includes activities to develop original theories"-- Provided by publisher. Social sciences Research. Qualitative research. Qualitative research Methodology. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg 6 ddc 23 300.72 302245 302245 0 0 ddc 0 0 10 10 1 2024-05-08 19 68.00 0 300.72 S162d 80000002618307 2024-05-08 00:00:00 68.00 2024-05-08 6