Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Συγκριτική Πολλαπλή Μελέτη Περίπτωσης	Συγκριτική Αφηγηματική Έρευνα
Πεδίο	Ποιοτικές Μέθοδοι	Ποιοτικές Μέθοδοι
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1984 (Yin); 2006 (Stake multiple-case analysis)	1990s–2000s
Δημιουργός	Robert K. Yin; Robert E. Stake	D. Jean Clandinin & F. Michael Connelly (narrative inquiry); comparative extension by the broader qualitative comparative tradition
Τύπος	Qualitative comparative research design	Qualitative comparative research design
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Yin, R. K. (2018). Case Study Research and Applications: Design and Methods (6th ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1506336169	Clandinin, D. J., & Connelly, F. M. (2000). Narrative Inquiry: Experience and Story in Qualitative Research. Jossey-Bass. ISBN: 978-0787943523
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	multi-site case study, cross-case analysis, comparative case research, multi-case comparative design	comparative narrative inquiry, cross-case narrative research, narrative comparison, comparative narrative analysis
Συναφείς	5	6
Σύνοψη	Comparative multiple case study is a qualitative research design in which two or more bounded cases are studied in depth and then systematically compared to identify patterns, contrasts, and transferable findings. Rooted in Robert Yin's case study methodology and Robert Stake's multiple-case analysis framework, it combines the rich contextual insight of single-case work with the analytical leverage gained by examining how phenomena unfold similarly or differently across distinct settings.	Comparative narrative research is a qualitative design that collects personal stories or life accounts from two or more participants, groups, or contexts and systematically compares them to reveal patterns, contrasts, and contextual influences. Drawing on narrative inquiry's attention to experience-as-story, it adds a deliberate comparative logic to identify what is shared, what diverges, and why differences emerge across cases.