A Purposeful Approach to the Constant Comparative Method in the Analysis of Qualitative Interviews

By Hennie R. Boeije. 2002

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Subfields: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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Rethinking Disorienting Dilemmas Within Real-Life Crises (2012, methodology): “In the second phase, this material was further analyzed by constant comparative method (see Boeije, 2002) to capture all variation in expressions containing reflection.”
Developing an analytical framework for multiple perspective, qualitative longitudinal interviews (MPQLI) (2018, background): “It is a common problem, specifically in qualitative research, that researchers often ‘describe at great length how their studies were carried out, but remain vague when it comes to giving an account of the analysis’ (Boeije, 2002, p. 392).”
Applying Constant Comparative Method with Multiple Investigators and Inter-Coder Reliability (2016, methodology): “The pilot study provided the opportunity to reframe the research method outlined by Boeije (2002) and gain experience working together through iterations of the learning loop.”
Striving to Obtain a School-Work-Life Balance: The Full-Time Doctoral Student (2013, positive): “The constant comparative method helped increase the internal validity of our findings (Boeije, 2002).”
Clarifying Analysis and Interpretation in Grounded Theory: Using a Conditional Relationship Guide and Reflective Coding Matrix (2008, positive): “There is wide discussion of the grounded theory tradition, yet the process for carrying out the analysis has remained vague (Boeije, 2002). Although a lack of specificity allows for creativity in the art and science of grounded theory research (Strauss & Corbin, 1998), it can mystify the novice (McC”
Using the framework method for the analysis of qualitative data in multi-disciplinary health research (2013, methodology): “In particular, many qualitative approaches use the ‘constant comparative method’, developed as part of Grounded Theory, which involves making systematic comparisons across cases to refine each theme [21,23].”
College Student Disclosure of Non-Apparent Disabilities to Receive Classroom Accommodations. (2013, methodology): “In the second step, researchers compared and contrasted coded quotations (Boeije, 2002), then grouped the codes by shared content (e.g., “I don’t disclose” or “My professors don’t know about my illness”).”
Teachers’ motivation to learn: implications for supporting professional growth (2018, methodology): “…We utilized two methods of data analyses: open coding, to identify codes specific to the smaller sets of data (Corbin and Strauss 2008); and the constant comparison method, to refine the codes and develop overarching themes across the entire sample to help finalize the findings (Boeije 2002).”
Partner exploitation and violence in teenage intimate relationships: implications and interventions (2009, methodology): “The constant-comparative method (Boeije 2002) was used to interpret the qualitative findings.”
The role of individual entrepreneurs in the development of competitiveness for a rural tourism destination – A case study (2014, methodology): “In the analysis, following the guidelines of constant comparison given by Boeije (2002), the variety that exists within the subject under study was described and conceptualized by investigating commonalities and differences in opinions, attitudes and perspectives.”
Speaking their language: The role of cultural content integration and heritage language for academic achievement among Latino children (2019, methodology): “…the interviewees based on their initial summaries in the open coding stage and compared instances of cultural content integration, as well as other prominent codes, first with the summaries that were similar to one another and then across those summaries that were less similar (Boeije, 2002).”
Social impacts of community renewable energy projects: findings from a woodfuel case study (2012, result): “This purposeful constant comparison to triangulate findings from different viewpoints allowed development of a rigorous analysis consistent with and grounded in the entire dataset (Boeije, 2002).”