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	Grounded Theory basata sul campo	Analisi Tematica
Campo	Qualitativo	Ricerca qualitativa
Famiglia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Anno di origine	1967 (original GT); field-based variant developed through 1980s–2000s	2006
Ideatore	Kathy Charmaz (constructivist extension); Barney Glaser & Anselm Strauss (original grounded theory)	Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke
Tipo	Qualitative research design and analysis approach	Method
Fonte seminale	Charmaz, K. (2006). Constructing Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide through Qualitative Analysis. Sage. ISBN: 978-0761973539	Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101.
Alias	constructivist grounded theory, ethnographic grounded theory, situational grounded theory, field grounded theory	TA, Reflexive Thematic Analysis
Correlati	6	3
Sintesi	Field-based grounded theory integrates sustained fieldwork — participant observation, field notes, and naturalistic data collection — with the iterative coding and theoretical sampling procedures of classic grounded theory. Where standard grounded theory typically relies on interview transcripts, the field-based variant anchors theory generation in direct, prolonged observation of naturally occurring social processes in context. The result is a substantive theory that is grounded in both what people say and what they actually do in their everyday settings.	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.