Research spotlight: constructivist grounded theory

Discussion of Kelley MM, Zadvinskis IM, Miller PS, et al (2022). United States nurses’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic: a grounded theory. J Clin Nursing 2022; 31: 2167– 80. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16032. Introduction to constructivist grounded theory Grounded theory (GT) was first developed as a research method in the mid-to-late 1960s by Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss, stemming from their sociological research into the care of dying patients.1 The fundamental philosophy behind GT is that theory can be generated from the collection and analysis of data. As such, GT offers an alternative to established methods of research rooted in the testing of hypotheses or simple description of phenomena. Since its development in the 1960s, GT has evolved, matured and become increasingly prevalent within nursing research. Though the core principle of theory being generated from data remains intact, different ‘schools’ of GT have developed over the decades....
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