Qualitative research is practiced across diverse disciplines and contexts, and this produces a wide range of perspectives on the role of conceptualization and theory development. It also results in a hugely varied mix of submissions to qualitative research journals in terms of their level of conceptual elevation. This editorial explores why we conceptualize qualitative data, and some common challenges evident in current qualitative practice.

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概念化定性数据

定性研究在不同学科和背景下进行，这对概念化和理论发展的作用产生了广泛的观点。就概念提升的水平而言，它还导致向定性研究期刊提交的提交内容多种多样。这篇社论探讨了为什么我们将定性数据概念化，以及当前定性实践中明显的一些常见挑战。