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	نظریه کلاسیک مبتنی بر موارد متعدد	Thematic Analysis
حوزه	کیفی	پژوهش کیفی
خانواده	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
سال پیدایش	1967 (foundational); multi-case adaptation developed through 1970s–1990s	2006
پدیدآور	Barney G. Glaser and Anselm L. Strauss (foundational); Glaser extended for comparative multi-case contexts	Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke
نوع	Qualitative inductive theory-generation design	Method
منبع بنیادین	Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (1967). The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research. Aldine. ISBN: 978-0202302607	Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101.
نام‌های دیگر	multi-case CGT, classic GT with multiple cases, comparative grounded theory, Glaserian multi-case grounded theory	TA, Reflexive Thematic Analysis
مرتبط	6	3
خلاصه	Multiple case-based classic grounded theory (CGT) extends Glaser and Strauss's original inductive framework by grounding theory development simultaneously across two or more purposefully selected cases. Rather than studying a single site or participant group, the researcher treats each case as a distinct analytic unit while using the constant comparative method to draw cross-case theoretical insights. The goal is the same as in all classic GT: emergence of a substantive theory that explains the main concern of participants — but the multi-case structure broadens the conceptual base and supports more robust theoretical abstraction.	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.