methods
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: theoretical saturation

grounded theory
type: Concept
narrower: theoretical saturation

theoretical saturation
type: Concept
broader: grounded theory
definition: Theoretical saturation is an evaluative term intended to reflect the quality of a piece of research. Intended to reflect an aspect of thoroughness or completeness for the project, theoretical saturation involves a judgment of the adequacy of the empirical materials and subsequent analyses for a research project. [Source: Encyclopedia of Case Study Research; Theoretical Saturation]