The Validity of Divergent Grounded Theory Method
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The purpose of this article is to assess whether divergence of grounded theory method may be considered valid. A review of literature provides a basis for understanding and evaluating grounded theory. The principles and nature of grounded theory are synthesized along with theoretical and practical implications. It is deduced that for a theory to be truly grounded in empirical data, the method resulting in the theory should be the equivalent of pure induction. Therefore, detailed, specified, stepwise a priori procedures may be seen as unbidden or arbitrary. It is concluded that divergent grounded theory can be considered valid. The author argues that securing methodological transparency through the description of the actual principles and procedures employed, as well as tailoring them to the particular circumstances, is more important than adhering to predetermined stepwise procedures. A theoretical foundation is provided from which diverse theoretical developments and methodological procedures may be developed, judged, and refined based on their own merits.
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Understanding the similarities and differences between grounded theory approaches facilitates methodological transparency and philosophical/methodological congruence.
“This understanding facilitates methodological transparency (Amsteus, 2014) and philosophical/methodological congruence (Evans, 2013; McEwen & Wills, 2014; Ryan, 2018).”
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- Amsteus, M. N.
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- Linnaeus University (SE)
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- Amsteus, Martin Nils
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- International Journal of Qualitative Methods
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- 2014-02
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- 13
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- Locations
- International Journal of Qualitative Methods (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Qualitative Research Methods and Applications
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Sociology and Education Studies
- Social Sciences › Education › Educational Research and Methods
- Keywords
- methodological transparency, qualitative research methodology
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Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
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