Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Κωδικοποίηση εν ζωή	Θεμελιωμένη Θεωρία	Ανάλυση Αφηγήματος
Πεδίο	Ποιοτικές Μέθοδοι	Ποιοτική Έρευνα	Ποιοτικές Μέθοδοι
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1967 (grounded theory origins); widely codified as a distinct method from the 1990s onward	1967	1967 (foundational); 2008 (canonical handbook)
Δημιουργός	Barney G. Glaser and Anselm L. Strauss (grounded theory tradition); systematised and named by Johnny Saldaña	Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss	Catherine Kohler Riessman (seminal synthesis, 2008); roots in Labov & Waletzky (1967)
Τύπος	Qualitative research method	Method	Qualitative interpretive method
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Saldaña, J. (2021). The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers (4th ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1529731743	Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (1967). The discovery of grounded theory: Strategies for qualitative research. Aldine.	Riessman, C.K. (2008). Narrative Methods for the Human Sciences. Sage.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	verbatim coding, literal coding, first-cycle in vivo coding, indigenous coding	GT, Grounded Theory Approach	narrative inquiry, life history analysis, biographical research, Anlatı Analizi (Narrative Analysis)
Συναφείς	6	3	6
Σύνοψη	In vivo coding is a qualitative first-cycle coding strategy in which the researcher uses the participants' own words or short phrases verbatim as code labels, rather than imposing researcher-generated or theoretical language. The technique preserves the voice, meaning, and conceptual priorities of participants, making it especially valuable in grounded theory, phenomenology, and any study where honouring the emic (insider) perspective is central to analytic integrity.	Grounded Theory (GT) is a systematic qualitative research methodology in which theory emerges directly from data through iterative analysis, rather than being imposed before data collection. Developed by Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss in 1967, GT prioritizes generating explanatory frameworks grounded in evidence.	Narrative analysis is a qualitative research method, synthesised canonically by Catherine Kohler Riessman (2008), that examines how individuals storise their lived experiences and construct meaning through the telling. Drawing on life history, biographical, and narrative inquiry traditions, it treats the story itself — not just its content — as the unit of analysis, attending to temporal sequence, plot structure, and the social context in which a narrative is produced.