Linganisha mbinu

	Utafiti Linganishi wa Historia ya Maisha	Uchunguzi Simulizi
Nyanja	Mbinu za Kimaelezo	Utafiti wa Kimaelezo
Familia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Mwaka wa asili	1920s (life history origins); comparative variant prominent from 1980s–1990s	2000
Mwanzilishi	Ivor Goodson; influenced by C. Wright Mills and W. I. Thomas & Florian Znaniecki	D. Jean Clandinin and F. Michael Connelly
Aina	Qualitative comparative research design	Method
Chanzo asilia	Goodson, I. F. (Ed.). (1992). Studying Teachers' Lives. Routledge. ISBN: 978-0415064248	Clandinin, D. J., & Connelly, F. M. (2000). Narrative inquiry: Experience and story in qualitative research. Jossey-Bass.
Majina mbadala	comparative life history, cross-case life history, comparative biographical method, comparative biographical life history	Narrative Analysis, Narrative Research, Life Story Method
Zinazohusiana	6	3
Muhtasari	Comparative life history research is a qualitative approach that collects extended first-person accounts of individuals' lives across two or more cases, groups, or social contexts, then systematically compares these accounts to identify shared patterns, divergences, and the social forces that shape biographical trajectories. It bridges the depth of life history with the analytical leverage of cross-case comparison, making it especially powerful for understanding how social structure, culture, or institutional context shapes individual experience over time.	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.