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Conceptual frameworks and terminology in doctoral nursing research

13 November 2015

Nurse Researcher

Conceptual frameworks

Aim To define conceptual frameworks and their inherent dichotomies, and integrate them with concomitant concepts to help early nursing doctoral researchers to...

The search for understanding: the role of paradigms

16 March 2018

Nurse Researcher

Evidence & practice

Background Kuhn’s (1962) acknowledgement of a paradigm as a way that scientists make sense of their world and its reality gave recognition to the idea of ‘paradigm...

The ‘auto/biographical’ method and its potential to contribute to nursing research

22 November 2012

Nurse Researcher

A&S Science

Aim To discuss the potential contribution of ‘auto/ biography’ to nursing research. Background Auto/biographical research approaches involve researchers reflexively...

Grounded theory in nursing research: Part 1 – Methodology

01 January 2004

Nurse Researcher

General

The epistemological underpinnings of grounded theory make it valuable in the study of nursing, which is premised on an interpersonal process between nurses and...

Grounded theory in nursing research: Part 2 – Critique

01 January 2004

Nurse Researcher

General

In the first article in this series (McCann and Clark 2003), the methodological characteristics of grounded theory were examined. In this, the second article on...

Reflecting on the challenges of choosing and using a grounded theory approach

26 November 2014

Nurse Researcher

Methodological decision making

Aim To explore three different approaches to grounded theory and consider some of the possible philosophical assumptions underpinning them. Background Grounded...

Staying theoretically sensitive when conducting grounded theory research

Nurse Researcher

evidence & practice

Background Background Grounded theory (GT) is founded on the premise that underlying social patterns can be discovered and conceptualised into theories. The method...