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This paper takes a look at the outstanding feature of grounded theory, which is that researchers never begin with theory but identify various constructs in the generated data from which the theory emerges. The paper further points out that a certain guarantee is provided by this method because it ensures that all theory which is generated remains grounded in the data. The reason is that any information that is relevant to the emerging theory originates in the data.

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"The outstanding feature of grounded theory is that researchers never begin with theory but identify various constructs in the generated data; it is from those data that theory emerges (Streubert & Carpenter, 2005). In a sense, a certain guarantee is provided by this method because it ensures that all theory which is generated remains grounded in the data. The reason is that any information that is relevant to the emerging theory originates in the data. Grounding theory is not only unlike quantitative methods but is also distinct from other qualitative research methods in five ways. First, the framework of grounded theory is generated from the..."

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