Methoden vergleichen

	Mehrere fallbasierte konstruktivistische Grounded Theory	Thematische Analyse
Fachgebiet	Qualitativ	Qualitative Forschung
Familie	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Entstehungsjahr	2006 (Charmaz's CGT); multi-case applications prominent from 2010s onward	2006
Urheber	Kathy Charmaz (constructivist grounded theory); multi-case extension developed through methodological elaboration by Charmaz and subsequent scholars	Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke
Typ	Qualitative research design and analytic approach	Method
Wegweisende Quelle	Charmaz, K. (2006). Constructing Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide Through Qualitative Analysis. Sage. ISBN: 978-0761973522	Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101.
Aliasnamen	multi-case CGT, constructivist grounded theory with multiple cases, multiple-site constructivist GT, CGT multiple case design	TA, Reflexive Thematic Analysis
Verwandt	6	3
Zusammenfassung	Multiple case-based constructivist grounded theory (CGT) combines Kathy Charmaz's constructivist grounded theory framework with a deliberate multi-case design. The researcher collects and analyzes data from two or more purposively selected cases simultaneously, applying iterative coding, constant comparison, and theoretical sampling across cases to build a grounded theory that accounts for both within-case depth and cross-case variation. The resulting theory is understood as jointly constructed by researcher and participants rather than objectively discovered.	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.