Desarrollo de un modelo de investigación educativa basado en la Teoría Fundamentada Constructivista

Abstract

This article reflects on the application of Constructivist Grounded Theory in educational research.  The aim is to offer a model of educational research based on Constructivist Grounded Theory that can be replicated in future research in the field. Firstly, the perspective on which the whole study is based is presented, emphasizing the quality criteria in qualitative research and how they should be taken into account when carrying out the research design. In this sense, concrete guidelines are offered for the implementation of each of the criteria for future lines of research.  The research carried out —and which serves as a practical example— focuses on studying the processes that accompany Primary Education teachers in the self-awareness of their methodological perspective and its implementation in the classroom. For this purpose, a research has been designed which consists of four stages, based on the postulates of Grounded Theory, which are the collection of information, the organization, the analysis of the data and, finally, the development of the theory. The whole process is supported by the qualitative analysis software (CADQAS) Atlas.ti. Subsequently, the results obtained are presented, through the network of categories that pivot on the methodological perspective of the teachers, and the discussion about them. Finally, we conclude by showing the value that Constructivist Grounded Theory brings to research in education and the future lines of research on which to continue working in the future.