The Validity of Divergent Grounded Theory Method
The Validity of Divergent Grounded Theory Method
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DOI：
10.1177/160940691401300133
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发表时间：
2014-01-01
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
Amsteus, Martin Nils
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作者：
Amsteus, Martin Nils
本文的目的是评估扎根理论方法的发散性是否可以被认为是有效的。文献综述为理解和评价扎根理论提供了基础。综述了扎根理论的原理和本质，以及理论和实践意义。由此推论，一个理论要真正建立在经验数据的基础上，产生该理论的方法应该等同于纯归纳法。因此，详细的、具体的、循序渐进的先验程序可能被视为未经许可或武断的。结论是发散接地理论可以被认为是有效的。提交人认为，通过描述所采用的实际原则和程序并使其适应特定情况，确保方法的透明度比遵循预先确定的循序渐进的程序更为重要。提供了一个理论基础，可以根据不同的理论发展和方法论程序，根据它们各自的优点进行开发、判断和改进。
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.