Grounded Theory develops explanations by keeping data collection, constant comparison, memoing, and theoretical sampling in an iterative relationship. Categories guide the next inquiry until their properties are sufficiently developed, while the researcher must justify saturation, identify the methodological branch, and avoid presenting a list of themes or a local explanation as universal theory.
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What these mean
Editorial orientation · Family
Model
In this series, Model names the editorial family primarily used to understand and explain communication: theories, frameworks, effects, traditions, principles and other conceptual resources. It is an umbrella for a route into the field, not a claim that every included object is a predictive model.
Editorial orientation · Category
Research & Analysis Methods
Establishes procedures for collecting, coding, comparing or interpreting information for inquiry or analysis. Its contribution is a defensible route from observations or materials to an account, finding or interpretation.