Pacing GT generation

Grounded theory (GT) is a methodology which uses an emergent design, with theoretical sampling (i.e. collecting data in response to ongoing analysis) which looks for theoretical saturation (i.e. finishing until there is a theory that fully explains the core features of the available data)

GT is therefore an open-ended commitment:

“This requires that the analyst takes whatever amount of quality time that is required to do the discovery process and that he/she learns to take this time in a manner consistent with his/her own temporal nature as an analyst—personal pacing. Rushing or forcing the process will shut down the analyst’s creativity and conceptual abilities, exhausting the energy and leaving the researcher empty and the theory thin and incomplete.” (Glaser & Holton, 2004)

Glaser, Barney G. & Holton, Judith (2004) Remodeling Grounded Theory, Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 5(2), Article 4

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