Comparer des méthodes

	Entretien non structuré	Analyse Thématique
Domaine	Qualitatif	Recherche qualitative
Famille	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Année d'origine	Mid-20th century (Rogers ~1942; Spradley ~1979)	2006
Auteur d'origine	Rooted in anthropological and sociological fieldwork traditions; systematised by James P. Spradley and Carl Rogers (non-directive counselling interview)	Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke
Type	Qualitative research method	Method
Source fondatrice	Spradley, J. P. (1979). The Ethnographic Interview. Holt, Rinehart and Winston.	Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101.
Alias	open-ended interview, non-directive interview, in-depth interview, conversational interview	TA, Reflexive Thematic Analysis
Apparentées	6	3
Résumé	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.	Thematic Analysis (TA) is a qualitative research methodology for identifying, analyzing, and reporting patterns (themes) in qualitative data. Developed systematically by Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke (2006), TA is flexible and accessible, applicable across diverse theoretical frameworks and data types, making it one of the most widely used qualitative methods in psychology, health research, and social sciences.