Title
Building grounded theory in action researh through the interplay of subjective ontology and objective epistemology
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2009
Abstract
In this article, I contribute to the discourse on building theory within the context of action research. Specifically, drawing on advaita (non-dualism) philosophy from Hinduism, I describe a holistic framework which views life as holistic, that is, comprising both subjective and objective views of reality and thus promoting interplay between ontological subjectivity and epistemological objectivity. I illustrate with examples, how anchored in a holistic paradigm, I used principles of constant comparison in developing the theoretical category of sacredness in its various dimensions. I also describe two dimensions that characterized this process: researcher as insider-outsider and researcher's affirmations and ambivalences.
Publication Title
Action Research
Recommended Citation
Poonamallee, L.
(2009).
Building grounded theory in action researh through the interplay of subjective ontology and objective epistemology.
Action Research,
7(1), 69-83.
http://doi.org/10.1177/1476750308099598
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Publisher's Statement
© 2009 SAGE Publications. Publisher’s version of record: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1476750308099598