Abstract
Describing the theoretical sampling process in the development of a Grounded Theory based on the Straussian strand. The objective of the field research, used as an example, was to develop a substantive theory, based on the theoretical framework of Symbolic Interactionism, about the perceptions and experiences of patients, family members, and health professionals regarding the presence of the family during emergency care. In the theoretical sampling, 42 participants were recruited, divided into nine sample groups, constituted based on the constant comparative method. The description of this example allowed to identify how theoretical sampling guided data collection, which occurred through the in-depth study of concepts and the search for answers to questions arising from the data. It is expected that the readers find subsidies to understand how theoretical sampling is conducted in a Grounded Theory study, based on the Straussian strand, and thus be able to apply it.
Highlights
The Grounded Theory (GT) was developed by the American sociologists Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss, in the 1960s, to study the process of death in hospital environments[1]
There is a consensus that GT, excluding the Glasserian strand, is an interpretive style of qualitative research rooted in the post-positivist paradigm, which characterizes it as an inherently complex methodology[5]
Of the paradigmatic bases of the Straussian GT, it started from the understanding that the perceptions and experiences of each active actor involved in emergency care are part of a process in constant interaction, assigning meanings to experiences through the interaction of self, mind, and society
Summary
How to cite this article: Barreto MS, Simon BS, Marquete VF, Souza RR, Girardon-Perlini NMO, Marcon SS. Theoretical sampling process in a Straussian Grounded Theory study.
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