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Methodological Orthodoxy in Qualitative Nursing Research

Analysis of the Issues

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ID4613086
AuthorsSally Thorne (0000-0002-1156-9425, University of British Columbia, corresponding author), Sally E Thorne (University of British Columbia)
Year1991
Volume1
Issue2
Pages178-199
Publication date1991-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/104973239100100203
OpenAlexW2144009554
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited28

In this analysis, the applicability of orthodox qualitative research traditions to the questions of nursing science is considered from a critical perspective. The theoretical traditions of ethnography, phenomenology, and grounded theory are examined in light of their relationship to the larger projects of anthropology, philosophy, and sociology. From that perspective, the questions inherent to nursing science are distinguished, revealing major departures from the process, product, and even purpose of the original inquiries. This analysis provides a platform on which the possibilities for a uniquely nursing approach to qualitative inquiry can be envisioned. In this spirit, ideas about what that methodological perspective might entail are proposed

Epistemology · Ethnography · Grounded theory · MEDLINE · Nursing research · Nursing science · Nursing theory · Orthodoxy · Philosophy of science · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Computer Science · Medicine · Nursing · Philosophy · Qualitative Research Methods and Applications · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Social Science and Policy Research

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Unique citing works16
Citations per year0,52
Citation span1995 - 2025 (31)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 15
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