Linganisha mbinu

	Mahojiano yasiyo na muundo	Grounded Theory
Nyanja	Mbinu za Kimaelezo	Utafiti wa Kimaelezo
Familia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Mwaka wa asili	Mid-20th century (Rogers ~1942; Spradley ~1979)	1967
Mwanzilishi	Rooted in anthropological and sociological fieldwork traditions; systematised by James P. Spradley and Carl Rogers (non-directive counselling interview)	Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss
Aina	Qualitative research method	Method
Chanzo asilia	Spradley, J. P. (1979). The Ethnographic Interview. Holt, Rinehart and Winston.	Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (1967). The discovery of grounded theory: Strategies for qualitative research. Aldine.
Majina mbadala	open-ended interview, non-directive interview, in-depth interview, conversational interview	GT, Grounded Theory Approach
Zinazohusiana	6	3
Muhtasari	An unstructured interview is a qualitative data-collection method in which the researcher enters the conversation with a broad topic or grand-tour question rather than a fixed questionnaire, allowing the participant to direct the flow and depth of the discussion. The approach prioritises the participant's own conceptual categories and narrative logic over the researcher's pre-formed agenda, making it especially powerful for exploratory inquiry into unfamiliar or complex social phenomena.	Grounded Theory (GT) is a systematic qualitative research methodology in which theory emerges directly from data through iterative analysis, rather than being imposed before data collection. Developed by Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss in 1967, GT prioritizes generating explanatory frameworks grounded in evidence.