Сравнение на методи

	Сравнителен качествен анализ на съдържанието	Сравнителен тематичен анализ
Област	Качествени методи	Качествени методи
Семейство	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Година на възникване	1983 (Mayring's QCA foundation); comparative adaptations prominent from 2000s onward	2000s–2010s (as an explicit comparative variant of thematic analysis)
Създател	Philipp Mayring (qualitative content analysis); comparative application developed across communication, policy, and social science research	Virginia Braun & Victoria Clarke (thematic analysis foundation); comparative extension developed in applied policy and cross-cultural qualitative research traditions
Тип	Qualitative research design and analysis strategy	Qualitative comparative analytical strategy
Основополагащ източник	Schreier, M. (2012). Qualitative Content Analysis in Practice. Sage. ISBN: 978-0857029201	Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101.
Други названия	comparative QCA, cross-case qualitative content analysis, multi-context qualitative content analysis, comparative interpretive content analysis	cross-group thematic analysis, comparative TA, multi-group thematic analysis, comparative qualitative thematic analysis
Свързани	4	6
Резюме	Comparative qualitative content analysis (comparative QCA) applies a systematic, category-driven reading of texts or documents across two or more cases, groups, time periods, or cultural contexts, with the explicit goal of identifying similarities, differences, and patterns that emerge from the comparison. It combines the interpretive rigour of qualitative content analysis with a structured comparative logic, making it valuable for cross-national policy research, media studies, and any inquiry that requires principled comparison of meaning across contexts.	Comparative Thematic Analysis applies the structured procedures of thematic analysis across two or more distinct groups, sites, or time points, with the explicit aim of identifying both shared patterns and meaningful differences. Rather than producing a single composite account of experience, it yields a layered analysis that maps where themes converge and diverge across comparison units — making it especially valuable for policy-relevant, cross-cultural, or multi-site qualitative studies.