Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Σχεδιασμός Συγκριτικής Μελέτης Πολλαπλών Περιπτώσεων	Θεματική Ανάλυση
Πεδίο	Ποιοτικές Μέθοδοι	Ποιοτική Έρευνα
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1980s–1990s (Yin's first edition 1984; Stake's collective case study concept 1995)	2006
Δημιουργός	Robert K. Yin (systematic replication logic); Robert E. Stake (naturalistic/collective case tradition)	Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke
Τύπος	Qualitative research method	Method
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Yin, R. K. (2018). Case Study Research and Applications: Design and Methods (6th ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1506336169	Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	comparative case study, multi-site case study, collective case study, cross-case analysis	TA, Reflexive Thematic Analysis
Συναφείς	6	3
Σύνοψη	Multiple-case study design investigates two or more bounded real-world cases using the same research protocol, then compares findings across cases to identify patterns, contrasts, and explanatory insights that a single case could not produce. Developed primarily through Robert Yin's replication logic and Robert Stake's collective case tradition, the approach is particularly powerful when a researcher needs to determine whether a phenomenon occurs under varied conditions or to test an emerging theoretical explanation against rival contexts.	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.