Comparer des méthodes

	Méthode comparative constante	Analyse Thématique
Domaine	Qualitatif	Recherche qualitative
Famille	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Année d'origine	1967	2006
Auteur d'origine	Barney G. Glaser and Anselm L. Strauss	Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke
Type	Qualitative research method	Method
Source fondatrice	Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (1967). The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research. Aldine.	Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101.
Alias	CCM, constant comparison, constant comparative analysis, comparative constant analysis	TA, Reflexive Thematic Analysis
Apparentées	6	3
Résumé	The Constant Comparative Method (CCM) is a systematic qualitative analysis procedure in which every newly coded incident is immediately compared with all previously coded incidents in the same category. Introduced by Glaser and Strauss in their 1967 grounded theory framework, CCM drives theory development by cycling continuously between data collection and analysis, progressively refining categories until theoretical saturation is reached. Though closely associated with grounded theory, the method has been widely adopted as a stand-alone analytic strategy across qualitative traditions.	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.