Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Ενσωματωμένες Μεικτές Μέθοδοι Εστιασμένες στην Περίπτωση	Σχεδιασμός Μικτών Μεθόδων με Ενσωμάτωση σε Παράλληλο Χρόνο
Πεδίο	Ερευνητικός Σχεδιασμός	Ερευνητικός Σχεδιασμός
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	2000s (formalized ~2007-2011)	2003–2007
Δημιουργός	Creswell & Plano Clark (embedded design); Yin (case-study framework)	John W. Creswell & Vicki L. Plano Clark
Τύπος	Mixed methods research design	Mixed methods research design
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Creswell, J. W., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2018). Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research (3rd ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1483344379	Creswell, J. W., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2011). Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research (2nd ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1412975179
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	embedded case-study mixed methods, case-centered embedded MMR, nested case mixed methods, embedded within-case mixed design	embedded mixed methods, nested mixed methods design, concurrent nested design, CEMM
Συναφείς	6	6
Σύνοψη	Embedded case-focused mixed methods design combines a case-study unit of analysis with an embedded mixed methods structure, nesting one smaller data strand — typically qualitative — within a dominant primary strand — typically quantitative — all organized around one or more bounded cases. This design enables researchers to answer within-case questions at multiple levels, capturing both statistical patterns and rich contextual meaning for a specific case or set of cases.	The concurrent embedded mixed methods design collects quantitative and qualitative data at the same time, but assigns unequal priority to the two strands: one (usually quantitative) serves as the primary study, while the other (usually qualitative) is nested inside it to answer a supplementary question. The embedded strand does not stand alone; it provides a different perspective on the same phenomenon within a single unified study.