Linganisha mbinu

	Nadharia ya Uhalisia wa Uga	Uchambuzi wa Hadithi
Nyanja	Mbinu za Kimaelezo	Mbinu za Kimaelezo
Familia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Mwaka wa asili	1967 (original GT); field-based variant developed through 1980s–2000s	1967 (foundational); 2008 (canonical handbook)
Mwanzilishi	Kathy Charmaz (constructivist extension); Barney Glaser & Anselm Strauss (original grounded theory)	Catherine Kohler Riessman (seminal synthesis, 2008); roots in Labov & Waletzky (1967)
Aina	Qualitative research design and analysis approach	Qualitative interpretive method
Chanzo asilia	Charmaz, K. (2006). Constructing Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide through Qualitative Analysis. Sage. ISBN: 978-0761973539	Riessman, C.K. (2008). Narrative Methods for the Human Sciences. Sage.
Majina mbadala	constructivist grounded theory, ethnographic grounded theory, situational grounded theory, field grounded theory	narrative inquiry, life history analysis, biographical research, Anlatı Analizi (Narrative Analysis)
Zinazohusiana	6	6
Muhtasari	Field-based grounded theory integrates sustained fieldwork — participant observation, field notes, and naturalistic data collection — with the iterative coding and theoretical sampling procedures of classic grounded theory. Where standard grounded theory typically relies on interview transcripts, the field-based variant anchors theory generation in direct, prolonged observation of naturally occurring social processes in context. The result is a substantive theory that is grounded in both what people say and what they actually do in their everyday settings.	Narrative analysis is a qualitative research method, synthesised canonically by Catherine Kohler Riessman (2008), that examines how individuals storise their lived experiences and construct meaning through the telling. Drawing on life history, biographical, and narrative inquiry traditions, it treats the story itself — not just its content — as the unit of analysis, attending to temporal sequence, plot structure, and the social context in which a narrative is produced.