Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Μελέτη Μαθήματος Πολλαπλών Περιπτώσεων	Συγκριτική Μελέτη Περίπτωσης
Πεδίο	Μέθοδοι Πεδίου	Ποιοτικές Μέθοδοι
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1999–2002 (Western formalization); Japanese origins 19th century	1984 (Yin); 1995 (Stake)
Δημιουργός	Japanese education tradition; systematized in Western research by Catherine Lewis, James Stigler, and James Hiebert	Robert K. Yin; Robert E. Stake
Τύπος	Collaborative qualitative research design	Qualitative / mixed research design
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Lewis, C. C. (2002). Lesson Study: A Handbook of Teacher-Led Instructional Change. Research for Better Schools. ISBN: 978-0944536483	Yin, R. K. (2018). Case Study Research and Applications: Design and Methods (6th ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1506336169
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	multi-site lesson study, cross-case lesson study, collaborative lesson research (multi-case), MCLS	cross-case study, multi-site case study, multiple case study design, comparative case analysis
Συναφείς	6	4
Σύνοψη	Multiple-case lesson study extends the Japanese lesson study cycle — collaborative planning, live observation, and structured debrief of a single research lesson — across two or more independent cases (schools, classrooms, or teacher teams). By replicating and comparing the cycle at multiple sites, researchers can distinguish context-specific findings from those that generalize across settings, producing richer evidence about effective instructional practices in humanities and social science domains.	Comparative case study is a qualitative research design in which two or more bounded cases are studied in depth and then systematically compared to identify similarities, differences, and patterns across contexts. Rooted in Yin's replication logic and Stake's multiple case framework, it is particularly suited to questions that ask how or why a phenomenon unfolds differently — or similarly — across distinct settings, populations, or time periods.