Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Ανάλυση Οπτικο-Επαγωγικών Εγγράφων	Θεματική Ανάλυση
Πεδίο	Ποιοτικές Μέθοδοι	Ποιοτική Έρευνα
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1980s–2000s (consolidated in social science by 2000s)	2006
Δημιουργός	Developed from convergence of visual sociology (Harper, Banks) and document analysis traditions	Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke
Τύπος	Qualitative analytic approach	Method
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Banks, M. (2007). Using Visual Data in Qualitative Research. Sage. ISBN: 978-0761943402	Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	VEDA, visual document elicitation, photo-elicitation document analysis, image-assisted document analysis	TA, Reflexive Thematic Analysis
Συναφείς	4	3
Σύνοψη	Visual elicitation document analysis is a qualitative method that uses visual materials — photographs, drawings, institutional images, maps, or archival visuals — embedded within or alongside documents to prompt deeper participant reflection and to enrich the interpretive reading of those documents. By treating visuals as primary analytic objects rather than mere illustrations, the approach bridges visual elicitation (provoking meaning-making through images) and systematic document analysis (examining records for evidence of social, institutional, or cultural processes).	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.