1. Barney Galland Glaser was an American sociologist and one of the founders of the grounded theory methodology.
12 Facts About Barney Glaser
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Barney Glaser received his Bachelor of Arts degree at Stanford University in 1952.
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Barney Glaser pursued academic studies at the University of Paris where he studied contemporary literature.
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Barney Glaser studied literature at University of Freiburg for two years during off-hours from his military service.
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Post-doc Barney Glaser started a research collaboration with Anselm Strauss at the University of California, San Francisco.
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In 1970 Barney Glaser started the publishing company Sociology Press specializing in grounded theory methodologies and readers.
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Thereafter, Barney Glaser has published several readers of grounded theory and four more methodologies.
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Barney Glaser has traveled throughout the world giving workshops and seminars to many researchers.
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In 1998 Barney Glaser received an honorary doctorate from Stockholm University.
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In 1999 Barney Glaser founded the non-profit web based organization Grounded Theory Institute.
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Barney Glaser owned Cascade Acceptance Corporation, which filed for bankruptcy in November 2009.
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Barney Glaser died at the age of 91 on January 30,2022.