Figure 1.
The process starts with purposive sampling, then moves to generating and collecting data through survey, interviews, focus group, and other data. The flow continues to initial coding, which includes coding and category identification, then moves to intermediate coding, which includes selecting core category and data saturation. It then moves to advanced coding, which includes storyline and theoretical coding, and ends with grounded theory. Theoretical sensitivity supports the process through theoretical sampling and memoing. Concurrent data collection and analysis supports the coding stages, while constant comparative analysis connects with memoing.Research process
Source: Adapted from Chun Tie et al. (2019)