Methoden vergleichen

	Partizipative Inhaltsanalyse	Thematische Analyse
Fachgebiet	Qualitativ	Qualitative Forschung
Familie	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Entstehungsjahr	1990s–2000s (formalized in community-based and health research contexts)	2006
Urheber	Developed at the intersection of participatory action research (Kurt Lewin, 1940s) and qualitative content analysis traditions	Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke
Typ	Qualitative research method	Method
Wegweisende Quelle	Leavy, P. (Ed.). (2014). The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 978-0199811755	Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101.
Aliasnamen	PCA, community-based content analysis, collaborative content analysis, participatory textual analysis	TA, Reflexive Thematic Analysis
Verwandt	5	3
Zusammenfassung	Participatory Content Analysis (PCA) is a qualitative method that integrates community members or stakeholders directly into the content analysis process. Rather than treating participants solely as data sources, PCA positions them as co-analysts who help develop coding categories, interpret textual data, and validate findings. This approach is widely used in health communication, education research, and community-based studies where insider knowledge and cultural context are essential to accurate interpretation.	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.