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	Grounded Theory	Narrativ forskning	Tematisk analys
Ämnesområde	Kvalitativ forskning	Kvalitativ forskning	Kvalitativ forskning
Familj	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Ursprungsår	1967	2000	2006
Upphovsperson	Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss	D. Jean Clandinin and F. Michael Connelly	Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke
Typ	Method	Method	Method
Ursprungskälla	Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (1967). The discovery of grounded theory: Strategies for qualitative research. Aldine.	Clandinin, D. J., & Connelly, F. M. (2000). Narrative inquiry: Experience and story in qualitative research. Jossey-Bass.	Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101.
Alias	GT, Grounded Theory Approach	Narrative Analysis, Narrative Research, Life Story Method	TA, Reflexive Thematic Analysis
Närliggande	3	3	3
Sammanfattning	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 inquiry is a qualitative research methodology that treats stories and life narratives as primary data, analyzing how individuals construct meaning and identity through storytelling. Developed by D. Jean Clandinin and F. Michael Connelly (2000), narrative inquiry examines the narratives people tell about their lives, experiences, and transitions, understanding that people make sense of experience through narrative.	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.