grounded theory

collocation in English

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grounded
adjective
uk
/ˈɡraʊn.dɪd/
us
/ˈɡraʊn.dɪd/
Someone who is grounded makes good decisions and does not say or do ...
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theory
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈθɪə.ri/
us
/ˈθɪr.i/
a formal statement of the rules on which a subject of study is based or of ideas that are suggested to explain a fact or event or, more generally, an opinion ...
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Groundedtheoryand psychological research.
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Discovering chronic illness usinggroundedtheory.
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Groundedtheory: objectivist and constructivist methods.
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The analysis was informed by the principles ofgroundedtheory.
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First, data were analyzed using thegroundedtheoryparadigm (41).
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The studies have used the phenomenological approach, inductivegroundedtheory, life history, ethnographic, and narrative methodology.
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Agroundedtheoryis inductively derived from the data, without a pre-defined framework (30).
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Data were analyzed using methods ofgroundedtheoryand analytical evaluations.
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She decided on a qualitative approach based on thegroundedtheorymethod, using semi-structured interviews.
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The study adopted agroundedtheorymethodology moving through three phases in different nursery classrooms.
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We look forward to a further consolidation of sociallygroundedtheoryof children's social understanding.
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The design involved the conduct and analysis of semi-structured interviews usinggroundedtheorytechniques.
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In the present case, the historicallygroundedtheorythat we propose tends to emphasise continuities rather than ruptures.
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Using coding and constant comparative analysis based ongroundedtheory, categories were developed describing attributes of the role.
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Analysis of the reflections on work was achieved by thegroundedtheorymethod23, which helps draw out new theories.
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The resulting responses were analysed by means of agroundedtheoryapproach allowing categories to emerge from the data.
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A key feature ofgroundedtheoryis repeated comparative analysis and iterations among data collection, interpretation and theory development.
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Through further analysis using agroundedtheoryapproach, a conceptual model was developed to describe the process of care delivered.
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Each transcript was subject to agroundedtheoryanalysis prior to conducting the next focus group/interview.
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What is still absent in this area is agroundedtheoryof mediation in a multi-agent negotiation.
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The work has always had a theoretical basis, and the theory has evolved with the findings : a 'groundedtheory' with theory induced from the data.
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Agroundedtheorystudy using focus groups, research interviews and negotiated feedback reports was designed for use in the primary care setting.
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Perspectives on physician communication were elicited from children's and parents' individual narratives, recorded, coded, and analyzed using qualitativegroundedtheorymethodology.
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