Сравнение на методи

	Вграден казус	Етнография	Обусловена теория
Област	Качествени методи	Качествени методи	Качествени изследвания
Семейство	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Година на възникване	1984–1995 (Yin's foundational editions; Stake 1995)	c. 1922 (Malinowski's Argonauts of the Western Pacific)	1967
Създател	Robert K. Yin (systematic case study design); Robert E. Stake (naturalistic tradition)	Bronisław Malinowski (modern ethnography); rooted in 19th-century anthropology	Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss
Тип	Qualitative research method	Qualitative fieldwork tradition	Method
Основополагащ източник	Yin, R. K. (2018). Case Study Research and Applications: Design and Methods (6th ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1506336169	Hammersley, M. & Atkinson, P. (2019). Ethnography: Principles in Practice (4th ed.). Routledge. ISBN: 978-1138504462	Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (1967). The discovery of grounded theory: Strategies for qualitative research. Aldine.
Други названия	embedded single-case design, multiple-unit case study, nested case study, embedded unit analysis	Etnografi, participant observation, fieldwork, ethnographic research	GT, Grounded Theory Approach
Свързани	6	5	3
Резюме	An embedded case study is a case study design in which one or more units of analysis are nested within a single overarching case. Rather than treating the case as a single, holistic entity, the researcher deliberately examines multiple sub-units — such as departments within an organisation, classrooms within a school, or programmes within a hospital — to build a richer, more nuanced understanding of the phenomenon under study. Formalised by Robert K. Yin, the design is contrasted with the holistic single-case study and with multi-case (multiple-case) designs.	Ethnography is a qualitative research tradition in which a researcher immerses themselves in a social group or community over an extended period — typically three to six months or longer — to study its culture, values, and behaviours in their natural setting. Originating in social and cultural anthropology, and consolidated as a rigorous method by Bronisław Malinowski in the early twentieth century, ethnography produces rich, contextualised accounts of how people live, work, and make meaning together.	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.