ALTERNATIVE INTERPRETATIONS - VALID OR NOT

This paper attempts to clarify the divisions that have emerged in inte rpretations of grounded theory following the publication of Strauss an d Corbin's Basics of Qualitative Research (1990). In particular I exam ine our use of the term 'experience', our meaning of 'hypothesis testi ng', the integration of macro-conditions into the analysis, and the re lation of structure to process. I conclude by quoting from a memo writ ten by Strauss concerning these issues in our own and Glaser's work.