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Constructivist grounded theory: distinctive strategies and practices from a case
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Lissette Avilés
University of Edinburgh
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0610-0665
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Objective: To critically review constructivist grounded theory as a methodology in the social sciences, examining its distinctive strategies and practices using a case. Development: The essential strategies and practices of grounded theory are examined, including conceptual sensitivity, sampling and data analysis strategies, constant comparative method, coding, memo writing, theoretical sensitivity, theorizing, and theoretical saturation and sufficiency. To exemplify the use of the methodology, the article uses the theory ‘Reading the Family,’ which conceptualizes the approaching family process for organ donation in Chile. The article critically reviews in detail its application for the development of a middle-range theory for nursing. Conclusion: Grounded theory is a qualitative methodology recognized for its methodological rigor and its contribution to understanding complex phenomena, making it especially relevant for the study of care and nursing. This article contributes to nursing science by demonstrating the methodological and practical rigor for theoretical development in the discipline.
Keywords:
Grounded Theory , Nursing , Qualitative Research , Nursing Methodology Research , Nursing TheoryReferences
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