Jämför metoder

	Fältbaserad dokumentanalys	Tematisk analys
Ämnesområde	Kvalitativa metoder	Kvalitativ forskning
Familj	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Ursprungsår	1970s–1980s (codified in qualitative research methodology)	2006
Upphovsperson	Rooted in ethnographic fieldwork traditions; systematised in qualitative education research by Bogdan & Biklen and Hammersley & Atkinson	Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke
Typ	Qualitative research strategy	Method
Ursprungskälla	Bogdan, R. C., & Biklen, S. K. (2007). Qualitative Research for Education: An Introduction to Theories and Methods (5th ed.). Pearson. ISBN: 978-0205483655	Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101.
Alias	FBDA, field document analysis, naturalistic document analysis, ethnographic document analysis	TA, Reflexive Thematic Analysis
Närliggande	6	3
Sammanfattning	Field-based document analysis is a qualitative strategy in which the researcher enters a real-world setting — a school, clinic, organisation, or community — and systematically collects, authenticates, and analyses documents that are naturally produced and used there. Unlike library-based or archival document analysis, the field context is integral: the researcher observes how documents function in practice, who produces and reads them, and what organisational or cultural work they perform. The approach is widely used in ethnographic, case-study, and institutional research.	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.