Critical realism and grounded theory in combination: strengthening analysis, enhancing internal validity and facilitating co-design.
Previously, academics have explored ways that critical realism (CR) and grounded theory (GT) can be combined to potentiate the strengths and mitigate the perceived limitations of each. This literature is reviewed, with a particular focus on eight studies that utilized this combination in different c...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Critical Realism Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 325 - 344 |
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Jun2025
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