Linganisha mbinu

	Nadharia ya Msingi ya Kielektroniki (Digital Classic Grounded Theory)	Nadharia Iliyoanzishwa ya Kawaida
Nyanja	Mbinu za Kimaelezo	Mbinu za Kimaelezo
Familia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Mwaka wa asili	1967 (classic GT); digital adaptation from early 2000s onward	1967
Mwanzilishi	Barney G. Glaser and Anselm L. Strauss (classic GT); digital application developed by subsequent methodologists	Barney G. Glaser and Anselm L. Strauss
Aina	Qualitative research design	Qualitative research method
Chanzo asilia	Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (1967). The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research. Aldine. ISBN: 978-0202300283	Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (1967). The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research. Aldine.
Majina mbadala	Digital CGT, online classic grounded theory, Glaserian digital grounded theory, classic GT in digital contexts	Glaserian GT, CGT, original grounded theory, classic GT
Zinazohusiana	6	6
Muhtasari	Digital Classic Grounded Theory applies Glaser and Strauss's original (Glaserian) grounded theory methodology to data collected from online and digital environments — including social media, online forums, email threads, and chat logs. It preserves the inductive, emergence-focused logic of classic GT while adapting sampling, data collection, and ethical practices to the digital context, aiming to generate a grounded substantive theory that explains a social or psychological process as it unfolds online.	Classic Grounded Theory (CGT) is a systematic qualitative methodology for generating substantive theory from empirical data. Developed by Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss in 1967, it uses iterative cycles of data collection, constant comparison, and memo writing to produce a core category and surrounding conceptual framework that explains a social or psychological process. Unlike its later variants, Glaserian CGT insists on emergence — theory must arise from data without forcing preconceived frameworks.