Grounded theory is a research strategy that does not: A. generate theory from…

Concept: Grounded theory is a qualitative research strategy in which concepts and theory are developed inductively from systematically collected and analysed data.

Data collection and analysis proceed iteratively through coding and constant comparison. Theoretical sampling is non-probability based, while participants’ meanings and the surrounding context remain important.

Application

Evaluate each statement against those defining features:

• A describes the central aim of grounded theory: generating theory from data. It is therefore a feature of the strategy.

• B describes its inductive movement from observations and categories toward theory. It is also a feature of the strategy.

• C assigns the findings to statistical procedures. Grounded theory instead relies primarily on qualitative coding, memoing, and constant comparison, so this is not a defining feature.

• D is compatible with theoretical sampling, a purposive and non-probability approach in which later data collection is guided by emerging categories.

• E treats context as insignificant. Grounded theory interprets actions, meanings, and processes in context, so this is not a defining feature.

Cross-check and contrast

• B and C only mixes one defining feature with one non-feature.

• A and D only contains two defining features.

• D and E only mixes one defining feature with one non-feature.

• C and E only contains the two statements that grounded theory does not support.

Result

Therefore, the required combination is C and E only.