Informed Grounded Theory
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- 1 June 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
- Vol. 56 (3), 243-259
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2011.581686
Abstract
There is a widespread idea that in grounded theory (GT) research, the researcher has to delay the literature review until the end of the analysis to avoid contamination – a dictum that might turn educational researchers away from GT. Nevertheless, in this article the author (a) problematizes the dictum of delaying a literature review in classic grounded theory, (b) presents arguments for using extant literature in the substantive field within a constructivist grounded theory, and (c) suggests data sensitizing principles in using literature, which are: theoretical agnosticism, theoretical pluralism, theoretical sampling of literature, staying grounded, theoretical playfulness, memoing extant knowledge associations, and constant reflexivity.Keywords
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