Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Κριτική Εποικοδομητική Θεμελιωμένη Θεωρία	Ερμηνευτική Κονστρουκτιβιστική Θεμελιωμένη Θεωρία
Πεδίο	Ποιοτικές Μέθοδοι	Ποιοτικές Μέθοδοι
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	2000s–2010s (post-Charmaz 2006)	2000–2006
Δημιουργός	Kathy Charmaz (constructivist GT base); synthesis with critical theory by various scholars (e.g., Belfrage, Hauf; Street; Wuest)	Kathy Charmaz
Τύπος	Qualitative research design	Qualitative research design and analytic approach
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Charmaz, K. (2014). Constructing Grounded Theory (2nd ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-0857029164	Charmaz, K. (2014). Constructing Grounded Theory (2nd ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-0857029140
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	Critical CGT, Critical constructivist GT, Emancipatory constructivist grounded theory, Critical Charmaz grounded theory	constructivist GT, interpretive CGT, Charmaz grounded theory, constructivist grounded theory
Συναφείς	5	6
Σύνοψη	Critical constructivist grounded theory combines Kathy Charmaz's constructivist grounded theory with an explicit critical theoretical lens — typically feminist, critical race, or Freireian frameworks — to generate theory that not only explains a social process but also interrogates power relations, structural inequalities, and ideological forces that shape participants' experiences. The result is grounded theory with an emancipatory intent.	Interpretive constructivist grounded theory is a qualitative research design in which the researcher and participants are understood as jointly constructing meaning, and theory is built inductively from data through systematic comparative analysis. Developed by Kathy Charmaz as a departure from the positivist assumptions of classic grounded theory, this approach situates both the researcher and participants as active interpreters whose social positions, values, and interactions shape the categories and theory that emerge from the study.