Validation in grounded theory: conversation circles as a methodological strategy

Abstract

Objective: To present the validation of a theoretical model through conversation circles in a qualitative research guided by the Grounded Theory. Method: Study carried out from a thesis developed in a reference hospital in the south region of Brazil. Two conversation circles happened, with participation of representatives of the “Training Prism”, in the months of October and November, 2016. Results: The conversation circle enabled an in depth dialogic approach of the subject of research, broadening the vision on the phenomenon and on the research. The circle also mobilized thinking as it highlighted the subjectivity of individuals, expanding the group’s ability of understanding and assisting in the validation process of a theoretical model. Conclusion: The conversation circle emerges as a powerful strategy for the development of qualitative research in nursing, more specifically in the validation step of the Grounded Theory.

Protocol for black student well-being study: a multi-site qualitative study on the mental health and well-being experiences of black UK university students

“…A second coder, a black university student (YY), will code 20% of the interviews using IPA for cross-validation of the themes 60 61. The authors of this paper will form a multidisciplinary coding team and participate in conversation circles over Microsoft Teams to validate the data, participate in theme development and promote reflexivity and dialogue 60 62. The authors all have extensive knowledge and experience on student mental health and mental health inequality in the UK.…”

Diabetes mellitus, autonomia pessoal e práticas grupais: uma revisão integrativa

“…Dentre os estudos, destacam-se três (Macedo et al, 2017;Marques et al, 2019;Figueira et al, 2017) Além das intervenções já mencionadas utilizando algum instrumento capaz de medir estatisticamente as variações nos participantes antes e após o período de práticas grupais, há dois estudos (Silva et al, 2018a(Silva et al, , 2018b que trazem a roda de conversa como intervenção usada, o que é importante para se ter a conversação diante de um espaço que viabiliza aos sujeitos a troca e o desenvolvimento de saberes, empoderamento pessoal e, consequentemente, maior autonomia (Adamy, Zocche, Vendruscolo, Santos & Almeida, 2018).…”

Seeking tirelessly for better health and life conditions for the child with myelomeningocele

“…Open coding took place through the process of line-by-line analysis of open codes for the construction of the initial categories; axial coding under reflection of the Paradigm Model; it was structured in five components: causes, intervening conditions, context, strategies and consequences; selective coding, organization stage of the analytical process, allowed identifying the central category of Seeking tirelessly for better health and life conditions for the child with MMC from the theoretical model of the study. This model was presented to two families for validation and constituted the final stage of the GT, important to analyze the pertinence and representativeness of the study in relation to the investigated phenomenon ( 20 ) .…”

“…Data was collected through a digital voice recorder, transcribed in full and analyzed simultaneously according to the GT framework, and the analysis was contemplated by the coding proposed by Strauss and Corbin (16) (20) .…”