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	Interpretiv grundad teori	Konstruktivistisk grundad teori
Ämnesområde	Kvalitativa metoder	Kvalitativa metoder
Familj	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Ursprungsår	1967 (foundational); interpretivist articulation ~2000–2006	2000s (Charmaz 2000–2006; classic GT roots 1967)
Upphovsperson	Kathy Charmaz (interpretivist/constructivist strand); foundational grounded theory by Glaser & Strauss	Kathy Charmaz (building on Glaser & Strauss, 1967)
Typ	Qualitative research methodology	Qualitative research method
Ursprungskälla	Charmaz, K. (2006). Constructing Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide Through Qualitative Analysis. Sage. ISBN: 978-0761973539	Charmaz, K. (2006). Constructing Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide Through Qualitative Analysis. Sage. ISBN: 978-0761973539
Alias	interpretivist grounded theory, constructivist grounded theory, IGT, grounded theory — interpretivist strand	CGT, constructivist GT, Charmaz grounded theory, interpretive grounded theory
Närliggande	6	6
Sammanfattning	Interpretive grounded theory is a qualitative methodology that builds substantive theory inductively from data while working from an interpretivist epistemological stance. Developed most fully by Kathy Charmaz, it holds that researcher and participant co-construct meaning, that categories are created rather than discovered, and that the resulting theory is one plausible account among others rather than an objective rendering of social reality.	Constructivist Grounded Theory (CGT) is a qualitative methodology developed by Kathy Charmaz that systematically builds mid-range theory from empirical data through iterative coding, memo-writing, and theoretical sampling. Unlike the original objectivist version by Glaser and Strauss, CGT treats both data and theory as co-constructed between researcher and participants, acknowledging the researcher's interpretive perspective as an integral part of the analytic process rather than a source of bias to be eliminated.