扎根理论方法与国内公共管理研究

Grounded Theory and Domestic Public Administration Researches

国内公共管理研究因本土中观理论发育不足,要更多地面对难以通过演绎一验证方法结构性地从公共管理实践有关的过程性数据中形成理论发现的问题。就此,旨在从数据中直接形成理论的扎根理论方法具有重要的现实意义。扎根理论方法自提出以来已有大量分化和演变,为有效使用该方法,需对这些内容有全面的理解和把握。本文介绍了经典扎根理论方法及其后主要分化与演变,结合对本土公共管理经验研究难题的反思,具体阐明了该方法对于本土公共管理研究的现实意义,并指出了使用该方法应注意的事项。

Domestic public administration researches have to face more difficulties in developing theoretical findings structurally from process data in logical deductive sense, due to the deficiency of indigenous middle range theories. To this problem, grounded theory aiming to generating theory from data directly is of great realistic significance. Considering that grounded theory has experienced large evolutions and differentiations since it developed, to use it successfully, a comprehensive understanding and grasp of its content is necessary. The classical grounded theo ry and its thereafter major evolutions and differentiations is presented, combined with the discussions about diffi culties of domestic empirical researches, the realistic significance of grounded theory to domestic public adminis tration research is illuminated, and matters needed attention in using it is pointed out in this article.