방법 비교

	Constant Comparative Method	Thematic Analysis
분야	질적 방법	질적 연구
계열	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
기원 연도	1967	2006
창시자	Barney G. Glaser and Anselm L. Strauss	Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke
유형	Qualitative research method	Method
원전	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.
별칭	CCM, constant comparison, constant comparative analysis, comparative constant analysis	TA, Reflexive Thematic Analysis
관련	6	3
요약	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.