Сравнение на методи

	Събиране на документи	Дискурсивен анализ	Тематичен анализ
Област	Методология на проучванията	Качествени изследвания	Качествени изследвания
Семейство	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Година на възникване	19th–20th century historical methods; contemporary social-science codification c. 2000s	1989 (Fairclough); 1987 (Potter & Wetherell)	2006
Създател	Rooted in historical and social science traditions; systematized by Lindsay Prior and Glenn Bowen	Norman Fairclough; Jonathan Potter and Margaret Wetherell	Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke
Тип	Qualitative / mixed data-collection technique	Method	Method
Основополагащ източник	Bowen, G. A. (2009). Document analysis as a qualitative research method. Qualitative Research Journal, 9(2), 27–40.	Fairclough, N. (1989). Language and power. Longman.	Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101.
Други названия	document analysis, documentary method, document review, secondary document analysis	DA, Critical Discourse Analysis, Discursive Analysis	TA, Reflexive Thematic Analysis
Свързани	3	2	3
Резюме	Document collection is a systematic data-collection technique in which the researcher gathers and reviews existing written, visual, or digital records — such as reports, meeting minutes, policies, letters, photographs, or institutional records — as primary or supplementary evidence. It is widely used in qualitative, historical, and mixed-methods research and can stand alone or complement interviews and observation.	Discourse analysis is a qualitative research methodology that examines how language, communication, and power shape meaning, identity, and social reality. Developed across linguistics, sociology, and psychology (particularly by Norman Fairclough and Jonathan Potter), discourse analysis goes beyond content to analyze language use as a social practice that constitutes and reflects power relations, ideologies, and social structures.	Thematic Analysis (TA) is a qualitative research methodology for identifying, analyzing, and reporting patterns (themes) in qualitative data. Developed systematically by Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke (2006), TA is flexible and accessible, applicable across diverse theoretical frameworks and data types, making it one of the most widely used qualitative methods in psychology, health research, and social sciences.