Сравнение на методи

	Инструментално казусно изследване	Анализ на наративи
Област	Качествени методи	Качествени методи
Семейство	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Година на възникване	1995	1967 (foundational); 2008 (canonical handbook)
Създател	Robert E. Stake	Catherine Kohler Riessman (seminal synthesis, 2008); roots in Labov & Waletzky (1967)
Тип	Qualitative research method	Qualitative interpretive method
Основополагащ източник	Stake, R. E. (1995). The Art of Case Study Research. Sage Publications. ISBN: 978-0803957671	Riessman, C.K. (2008). Narrative Methods for the Human Sciences. Sage.
Други названия	instrumental case research, theory-building case study, illustrative case study, issue-driven case study	narrative inquiry, life history analysis, biographical research, Anlatı Analizi (Narrative Analysis)
Свързани	6	6
Резюме	Instrumental case study is a qualitative research design, formalised by Robert E. Stake (1995), in which a specific case is studied primarily to gain insight into an external issue or theoretical question — not because the case itself is intrinsically important. The case serves as an instrument for understanding something broader: a policy problem, a theoretical proposition, or a generalised phenomenon. One or several cases are selected because they are expected to illuminate the issue particularly well, and the researcher moves fluidly between the case and the issue throughout the study.	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.