Linganisha mbinu

	Nadharia Iliyoimarishwa ya Kulinganisha	Utafiti wa Hadithi Linganishi
Nyanja	Mbinu za Kimaelezo	Mbinu za Kimaelezo
Familia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Mwaka wa asili	1967 (base); comparative application formalised from the 1980s onward	1990s–2000s
Mwanzilishi	Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss (grounded theory base); comparative extension developed by multiple scholars	D. Jean Clandinin & F. Michael Connelly (narrative inquiry); comparative extension by the broader qualitative comparative tradition
Aina	Qualitative comparative research design	Qualitative comparative research design
Chanzo asilia	Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (1967). The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research. Aldine. ISBN: 978-0202302607	Clandinin, D. J., & Connelly, F. M. (2000). Narrative Inquiry: Experience and Story in Qualitative Research. Jossey-Bass. ISBN: 978-0787943523
Majina mbadala	cross-site grounded theory, multi-group grounded theory, comparative GT, grounded theory comparative analysis	comparative narrative inquiry, cross-case narrative research, narrative comparison, comparative narrative analysis
Zinazohusiana	6	6
Muhtasari	Comparative grounded theory applies the systematic inductive logic of grounded theory across two or more distinct groups, settings, or time points. Rather than generating a theory grounded in a single context, it builds theory that explains variation and similarity across contexts, producing conceptually richer and more transferable explanatory frameworks than single-site grounded theory studies.	Comparative narrative research is a qualitative design that collects personal stories or life accounts from two or more participants, groups, or contexts and systematically compares them to reveal patterns, contrasts, and contextual influences. Drawing on narrative inquiry's attention to experience-as-story, it adds a deliberate comparative logic to identify what is shared, what diverges, and why differences emerge across cases.