Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Ερμηνευτική Πολλαπλή Μελέτη Περίπτωσης	Ερμηνευτική Μελέτη Περίπτωσης
Πεδίο	Ποιοτικές Μέθοδοι	Ποιοτικές Μέθοδοι
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1980s–1990s (Yin 1984; Stake 1995, 2006)	1978–1995 (Stake's foundational works)
Δημιουργός	Robert K. Yin (multiple case study design); Robert E. Stake (collective/interpretive case study)	Robert E. Stake; extended by Bent Flyvbjerg
Τύπος	Qualitative research design	Qualitative research design
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Yin, R. K. (2018). Case Study Research and Applications: Design and Methods (6th ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1506336169	Stake, R. E. (1995). The Art of Case Study Research. Sage. ISBN: 978-0803957671
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	multi-site interpretive case study, collective case study, interpretive multi-case design, constructivist multiple case study	intrinsic case study, constructivist case study, qualitative case study, naturalistic case study
Συναφείς	5	6
Σύνοψη	Interpretive multiple case study is a qualitative research design in which the researcher studies two or more bounded cases in depth, using an interpretivist stance to understand how participants construct meaning within each setting. Rather than seeking law-like generalizations, it aims to generate rich, context-sensitive understanding that is then compared across cases to reveal patterns, contrasts, and theoretical insights.	Interpretive case study is a qualitative research design in which the researcher selects a bounded real-world case — a person, program, event, organization, or community — and seeks to understand it from the inside, through the meanings participants themselves construct. Unlike explanatory or descriptive case study, the interpretive variant foregrounds the researcher's active role in making sense of complex, context-laden data rather than testing hypotheses or cataloguing facts.