Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Συνεκτελεστική Ενσωματωμένη Μικτή Μέθοδος Εστιασμένη στην Αξιολόγηση	Μελέτη Περίπτωσης με Ενσωμάτωση	Αξιολόγηση Προγράμματος
Πεδίο	Ερευνητικός Σχεδιασμός	Ποιοτικές Μέθοδοι	Μέθοδοι Πεδίου
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1989–2007 (Greene et al. 1989 for mixed evaluation; Creswell & Plano Clark 2007 for embedded design typology)	1984–1995 (Yin's foundational editions; Stake 1995)	1960s–1970s (Scriven 1967; Stufflebeam CIPP model 1971)
Δημιουργός	Jennifer C. Greene; John W. Creswell & Vicki L. Plano Clark	Robert K. Yin (systematic case study design); Robert E. Stake (naturalistic tradition)	Michael Scriven; Daniel Stufflebeam; Peter Rossi
Τύπος	Mixed methods research design	Qualitative research method	Applied evaluation methodology
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Creswell, J. W., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2018). Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research (3rd ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1483344379	Yin, R. K. (2018). Case Study Research and Applications: Design and Methods (6th ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1506336169	Rossi, P. H., Lipsey, M. W., & Freeman, H. E. (2004). Evaluation: A Systematic Approach (7th ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-0761908944
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	concurrent embedded evaluation design, embedded mixed methods evaluation, nested concurrent evaluation design, mixed methods program evaluation	embedded single-case design, multiple-unit case study, nested case study, embedded unit analysis	evaluation research, program assessment, educational evaluation, systematic program evaluation
Συναφείς	2	6	3
Σύνοψη	Evaluation-focused concurrent embedded mixed methods is a research design in which both quantitative and qualitative data are collected simultaneously within a program evaluation context, with one strand nested inside and playing a supporting role to the dominant strand. The design produces outcome evidence alongside embedded process or contextual evidence from the same evaluation cycle, without extending the timeline.	An embedded case study is a case study design in which one or more units of analysis are nested within a single overarching case. Rather than treating the case as a single, holistic entity, the researcher deliberately examines multiple sub-units — such as departments within an organisation, classrooms within a school, or programmes within a hospital — to build a richer, more nuanced understanding of the phenomenon under study. Formalised by Robert K. Yin, the design is contrasted with the holistic single-case study and with multi-case (multiple-case) designs.	Program evaluation is a systematic, empirically grounded process of collecting and analyzing information about a program to determine its merit, worth, or significance. Applied across education, public health, social services, and policy, it addresses questions such as whether a program is reaching its target population, whether it is being implemented as designed, and whether it is producing the intended outcomes. It draws on both quantitative and qualitative methods and serves accountability, improvement, or knowledge-generation purposes.