Naturalistic inquiry and the saturation concept: a research note
Naturalistic inquiry and the saturation concept: a research note
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DOI：
10.1177/1468794107085301
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发表时间：
2008-02-01
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Bowen, Glenn A.
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作者：
Bowen, Glenn A.
饱和在许多定性研究报告中提到，但没有解释它的含义和如何发生。认识到饱和点提出了一个挑战，定性研究人员，特别是在没有明确的指导方针，确定数据或理论饱和。本研究报告探讨了自然主义探究中的饱和概念及其带来的挑战。特别是，它总结了基于社区的反贫困项目的扎根理论研究的饱和过程。本研究报告提出的主要论点是，饱和的主张应该得到解释饱和是如何实现的支持，并得到其发生的明确证据的证实。
Saturation is mentioned in many qualitative research reports without any explanation of what it means and how it occurred. Recognizing the saturation point presents a challenge to qualitative researchers, especially in the absence of explicit guidelines for determining data or theoretical saturation. This research note examines the saturation concept in naturalistic inquiry and the challenges it presents. In particular, it summarizes the saturation process in a grounded theory study of community-based antipoverty projects. The main argument advanced in this research note is that claims of saturation should be supported by an explanation of how saturation was achieved and substantiated by clear evidence of its occurrence.