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	Grounded Theory Visuale (VE-GT)	Teoria Fondata
Campo	Qualitativo	Ricerca qualitativa
Famiglia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Anno di origine	1990s–2000s (formalized integration)	1967
Ideatore	Synthesis of photo-elicitation (John Collier Jr., 1957) and grounded theory (Glaser & Strauss, 1967); integrated application developed across 1990s–2000s visual sociology	Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss
Tipo	Qualitative research design	Method
Fonte seminale	Clark, A. (2006). Anonymising research participants: Assumptions, ethics and practicalities. Social Research Update, 36, 1–4. (For broader context see also: Harper, D. (2002). Talking about pictures: A case for photo elicitation. Visual Studies, 17(1), 13–26.)	Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (1967). The discovery of grounded theory: Strategies for qualitative research. Aldine.
Alias	photo-elicitation grounded theory, visual GT, image-based grounded theory, VE-GT	GT, Grounded Theory Approach
Correlati	4	3
Sintesi	Visual Elicitation Grounded Theory (VE-GT) is a qualitative design that augments classical grounded theory with visual elicitation techniques — photographs, drawings, video stills, or participant-produced images — as the primary stimulus for data collection. Instead of relying solely on verbal prompts, the researcher uses images to help participants articulate meanings, memories, and social processes that are difficult to express in words alone. The resulting interview data are then analysed using the full grounded theory analytic cycle of open coding, axial coding, and theoretical sampling to generate a substantive theory.	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.