Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Διαχρονική Οπτική Ανάλυση	Θεματική Ανάλυση
Πεδίο	Ποιοτικές Μέθοδοι	Ποιοτική Έρευνα
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1970s–2000s (consolidated with digital methods in 2000s)	2006
Δημιουργός	Developed across visual sociology and visual ethnography traditions; key contributions from Gillian Rose, Sarah Pink, and Howard Becker	Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke
Τύπος	Qualitative longitudinal design	Method
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Rose, G. (2016). Visual Methodologies: An Introduction to Researching with Visual Materials (4th ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1473943087	Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	LVA, longitudinal visual research, temporal visual analysis, repeated visual analysis	TA, Reflexive Thematic Analysis
Συναφείς	3	3
Σύνοψη	Longitudinal Visual Analysis (LVA) is a qualitative research design that systematically collects, organises, and interprets visual data — photographs, video, maps, or diagrams — gathered at two or more time points to document change, continuity, or transformation in people, places, or social phenomena. By anchoring analysis to the temporal dimension of images, LVA goes beyond what a single-moment visual study can reveal, making visible patterns of development or decay that are otherwise invisible in a snapshot.	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.