Methoden vergleichen

	Visuelle Evozierung Phänomenologie	Thematische Analyse
Fachgebiet	Qualitativ	Qualitative Forschung
Familie	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Entstehungsjahr	1990s–2000s	2006
Urheber	Developed at the intersection of visual sociology (Douglas Harper) and phenomenological research traditions (Husserl, Giorgi)	Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke
Typ	Qualitative research design	Method
Wegweisende Quelle	Harper, D. (2002). Talking about pictures: A case for photo elicitation. Visual Studies, 17(1), 13–26.	Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101.
Aliasnamen	photo-elicitation phenomenology, image-based phenomenology, visual phenomenological inquiry, VEP	TA, Reflexive Thematic Analysis
Verwandt	3	3
Zusammenfassung	Visual elicitation phenomenology combines the philosophical depth of phenomenological inquiry with the evocative power of visual materials — photographs, drawings, maps, or participant-produced images — to access lived experience more richly than verbal interviews alone. Participants respond to images during in-depth interviews, unlocking memories, emotions, and meanings that words alone may not surface. The approach is used across health sciences, education, and social research when the phenomenon under study is embodied, spatial, or difficult to articulate verbally.	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.