Linganisha mbinu

	Nadharia ya Ujenzi wa Nadharia ya Dijiti	Nadharia Iliyoanzishwa ya Kawaida
Nyanja	Mbinu za Kimaelezo	Mbinu za Kimaelezo
Familia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Mwaka wa asili	2000s–2010s	1967
Mwanzilishi	Kathy Charmaz (CGT); applied to digital contexts by qualitative internet researchers	Barney G. Glaser and Anselm L. Strauss
Aina	Qualitative theory-building approach	Qualitative research method
Chanzo asilia	Charmaz, K. (2006). Constructing Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide Through Qualitative Analysis. Sage. ISBN: 978-0761973539	Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (1967). The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research. Aldine.
Majina mbadala	Digital CGT, online constructivist grounded theory, digital-context CGT, constructivist GT with digital data	Glaserian GT, CGT, original grounded theory, classic GT
Zinazohusiana	6	6
Muhtasari	Digital Constructivist Grounded Theory (Digital CGT) applies Kathy Charmaz's constructivist variant of grounded theory to data generated in digital environments — social media platforms, online communities, forums, digital interviews, and other internet-mediated spaces. It treats meaning as co-constructed between researcher and participant in digitally-mediated contexts, and generates theory grounded in how people make sense of experience through and within digital life.	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.