Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Many academic journals are adopting standardized reporting guidelines for qualitative research to assess the quality and rigor of the qualitative research being peer-reviewed. Applying generic reporting criteria to Glaserian classic grounded theory studies often leads to misunderstandings or pressures to conform to practices that violate the methodology, contributing to its remodeling. Existing rubrics should include methodological sections that are specific to the research methods and methodologies being used in the research. This article presents and explains such a rubric for Glaserian classic grounded theory. The rubric contains 25 items categorized into 7 categories: (1) methodological clarity, (2) role of the researcher, (3) literature review, (4) problem, purpose, and research question, (5) data collection & theoretical sampling, (6) data analysis, and (7) theory write-up.
Source: The grounded theory review
Author: Kara L. Vander Linden
Institution: Institute for Research and Theory Methodologies
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7214865997