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Comparative classic grounded theory

Comparative classic grounded theory is a qualitative research design that applies Glaser and Strauss's original Glaserian grounded theory procedures across two or more deliberately selected comparison groups, settings, or time points. The constant comparative method — the analytical engine of classic GT — is extended systematically across sites so that the emerging substantive theory accounts for variation in the phenomenon across different contexts, populations, or conditions.

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Comparative Classic Grounded Theory
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / qualitative
  • Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (1967). The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research. Aldine. · ISBN 978-0202302607
  • Glaser, B. G. (1992). Basics of Grounded Theory Analysis: Emergence vs Forcing. Sociology Press. · ISBN 978-1884156014
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