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Programme of study: International Research Workshop

Lecturer: Dr.Paulo Gilberto Rescher (University of Hamburg)

Date: see Workshop Programme

Max. number of participants: 20

Credit Points: 5 CP for participating in the whole IRWS

Language of instruction: English

Contents: This workshop offers a comprehensive introduction to Grounded Theory, considering its possible application in manifold fields and contexts of study and the feasibility of combining it with diverse research techniques (mainly qualitative and ethnographic ones). The focus will be on the basic methodological stance and the entire process, starting with the research design, the collection of material with an exploratory character, up to the multi-layered process of analysis, which leads to the theorisation of results with a so-called medium-range approach. The workshop is equally oriented towards “beginners” interested in learning about the basic epistemological perspective of Grounded Theory and its practice, as well as towards participants who already have a more profound knowledge of Grounded Theory or have already applied this methodology in research and wish to discuss specific aspects or questions that have arisen in research practice. Experience has shown that this diversity of participants means that all groups can benefit from each other’s experiences, questions, and doubts. Accordingly, the workshop will be adjusted to participants’ needs.

Hence, we will first discuss basic concepts and procedures such as research design, data collection, coding, categorisation, memo writing, theoretical sampling and theoretical saturation. Afterwards, these concepts will be clarified through practical exercises using examples, ideally provided by the participants. Therefore, participants with concrete research projects (be they planned or already put into practice) are invited to share their ideas, design and material to (further) develop the research practice among the group. If you are interested in presenting examples, please get in touch with Gilberto Rescher in English, German, Spanish or Portuguese (gilberto.rescher@uni-hamburg.de).

Gilberto Rescher will also highlight his own research experiences in areas such as diversity, politics, migration, and gender, with a focus on Latin America, to demonstrate how grounded theory can serve as an important guideline for research and analysis within a broader methodological framework. Accordingly, exemplary cases from the literature will also be drawn upon.

For successful participation, engaging in a qualitative, exploratory paradigm and discussing the cases presented in the workshop is necessary.

In addition to your registration, please answer the following questions (English or German):

• What is your current status (e.g. PhD student)?
• What is the focus of your interest in Grounded Theory?
• What sort of content and feedback do you expect?

As a brief preparation for the workshop, the short text on Anselm Strauss or Grounded Theory can be read in one of the editions of “Qualitative Forschung: Ein Handbuch” by Flick et al.

You must register for the International Research Workshop to participate in this course.

Institution: see Organisers & Supporters

Programme of study: International Research Workshop

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Fabian Hattke (University of Bergen, Norway)

Date: see Workshop Programme

Max. number of participants: 20

Credit Points: 5 CP for participating in the whole IRWS

Language of instruction: English

Contents: The purpose of this course is to familiarise participants with the basic characteristics of qualitative research. The course introduces the methodological and practical aspects of various forms of qualitative research, including case studies, discourse analyses, interviews, observations, qualitative meta-synthesis, theory building and sampling strategies. It also addresses practical challenges, including the development of research questions, the application of various coding approaches, the use of technical tools, and ethical considerations.

Recommended literature and pre-readings:

• Adler, P. S., Forbes, L. C., & Willmott, H. (2007). Critical management studies. Academy of Management Annals, 1(1), 119-179.
• Alvesson, M., & Karreman, D. (2000). Varieties of discourse: On the study of organizations through discourse analysis. Human Relations, 53(9), 1125-1149.
• Corbin, J., & Strauss, A. (2014). Basics of qualitative research: Techniques and procedures for developing grounded theory. Sage Publications.
• Eisenhardt, K. M. (1989). Building theories from case study research. Academy of Management Review, 14(4), 532-550.
• Flick, U., von Kardoff, E., & Steinke, I. (Eds.). (2004). A companion to qualitative research. Sage.
• Hoon, C. (2013). Meta-synthesis of qualitative case studies: An approach to theory building. Organizational Research Methods, 16(4), 522-556.
• Mayring, P. (2004). Qualitative content analysis. A companion to qualitative research. Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 1, 159-176.
• Sandelowski, M., & Barroso, J. (2006). Handbook for synthesizing qualitative research. Springer Publishing.
• Wodak, R., & Meyer, M. (Eds.). (2015). Methods of critical discourse studies. Sage.
• Yin, R. K. (2017). Case study research and applications: Design and methods. Sage Publications.

You must register for the International Research Workshop to participate in this course.

Institution: see Organisers & Supporters

Programme of study: International Research Workshop

Lecturer: Jenny Hahs (University of Duisburg-Essen)

Date: see Workshop Programme

Max. number of participants: 20

Credit Points: 5 CP for participating in the whole IRWS

Language of instruction: English

Contents: Stata is a statistical program package widely used (not only) in the social and economic sciences; it is used for data management, statistical graphics, and quantitative data analysis. Statistical concepts will not be covered in the course, so participants should have a basic understanding of statistics. The course should enable participants to prepare their data for analysis, perform adequate analysis using a statistical computer program, and document these tasks to ensure reproducibility.

For Beginners with no or very little Stata knowledge!

Course topics cover:

• “What You Type Is What You Get”: Basic Stata Command Syntax
• Getting (and Understanding) Help within Stata: Stata Built-in Help System
• Basic Data Management: Load and Save Stata Datasets, Generate and Manipulate Variables, Describe and Label Data and Variables, Perform Basic uni- and bivariate Analyses, and Change the Structure of your Data.
• Basic Stata Graphics: Scatterplot, Histogram, Bar Chart
• Working with “Do-” and “Log-” Files

A prerequisite for students: Statistical concepts will not be covered in the course, so participants should have a basic understanding of statistics.

Recommended literature and pre-readings: None.

You must register for the International Research Workshop to participate in this course.