Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Οπτική Απαίτηση Πολλαπλή Μελέτη Περίπτωσης	Ανάλυση Αφηγήματος
Πεδίο	Ποιοτικές Μέθοδοι	Ποιοτικές Μέθοδοι
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	2000s–2010s (integration period)	1967 (foundational); 2008 (canonical handbook)
Δημιουργός	Synthesised from Douglas Harper (photo elicitation) and Robert K. Yin (multiple case study)	Catherine Kohler Riessman (seminal synthesis, 2008); roots in Labov & Waletzky (1967)
Τύπος	Qualitative multi-method design	Qualitative interpretive method
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Harper, D. (2002). Talking about pictures: A case for photo elicitation. Visual Studies, 17(1), 13–26.	Riessman, C.K. (2008). Narrative Methods for the Human Sciences. Sage.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	photo-elicitation multiple case study, visual data multiple case study, image-elicitation multi-case study, VEMCS	narrative inquiry, life history analysis, biographical research, Anlatı Analizi (Narrative Analysis)
Συναφείς	5	6
Σύνοψη	Visual elicitation multiple case study is a qualitative design that embeds photo or image elicitation techniques within a multiple case study framework. Photographs, drawings, or other visual artefacts — produced by participants or the researcher — serve as interview stimuli, enriching within-case depth and enabling rigorous cross-case comparison. The approach leverages the power of images to surface tacit knowledge, making it especially valuable for researching contexts, identities, or experiences that are difficult to articulate in words alone.	Narrative analysis is a qualitative research method, synthesised canonically by Catherine Kohler Riessman (2008), that examines how individuals storise their lived experiences and construct meaning through the telling. Drawing on life history, biographical, and narrative inquiry traditions, it treats the story itself — not just its content — as the unit of analysis, attending to temporal sequence, plot structure, and the social context in which a narrative is produced.