Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Άνευ Δομής Συνέντευξη	Έρευνα Ομάδων Εστίασης	Ανάλυση Αφηγήματος
Πεδίο	Ποιοτικές Μέθοδοι	Ποιοτικές Μέθοδοι	Ποιοτικές Μέθοδοι
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	Mid-20th century (Rogers ~1942; Spradley ~1979)	1940s (sociological origin); modern applied form from the 1980s–1990s	1967 (foundational); 2008 (canonical handbook)
Δημιουργός	Rooted in anthropological and sociological fieldwork traditions; systematised by James P. Spradley and Carl Rogers (non-directive counselling interview)	Robert K. Merton (sociological precursor, 1940s); popularised in applied research by Richard A. Krueger	Catherine Kohler Riessman (seminal synthesis, 2008); roots in Labov & Waletzky (1967)
Τύπος	Qualitative research method	Qualitative data collection method	Qualitative interpretive method
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Spradley, J. P. (1979). The Ethnographic Interview. Holt, Rinehart and Winston.	Krueger, R.A. & Casey, M.A. (2014). Focus Groups: A Practical Guide for Applied Research (5th ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1483365244	Riessman, C.K. (2008). Narrative Methods for the Human Sciences. Sage.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	open-ended interview, non-directive interview, in-depth interview, conversational interview	focus group discussion, FGD, group interview, Odak Grup Araştırması	narrative inquiry, life history analysis, biographical research, Anlatı Analizi (Narrative Analysis)
Συναφείς	6	6	6
Σύνοψη	An unstructured interview is a qualitative data-collection method in which the researcher enters the conversation with a broad topic or grand-tour question rather than a fixed questionnaire, allowing the participant to direct the flow and depth of the discussion. The approach prioritises the participant's own conceptual categories and narrative logic over the researcher's pre-formed agenda, making it especially powerful for exploratory inquiry into unfamiliar or complex social phenomena.	Focus group research is a qualitative data-collection method in which a trained moderator guides structured discussions with homogeneous groups of six to ten participants to explore ideas, attitudes, and perceptions on a defined topic. Developed from sociological roots in the 1940s and systematised for applied research by Krueger and Casey, the method leverages group interaction as a data source — revealing not just what people think, but how they negotiate and articulate views in a social setting.	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.