Linganisha mbinu

	Uchambuzi wa Kifani wa Ngano nyingi za Kesi	Uchanganuzi wa Kaida
Nyanja	Mbinu za Kimaelezo	Utafiti wa Kimaelezo
Familia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Mwaka wa asili	1980s–2000s (synthesis emerged in qualitative case research)	2006
Mwanzilishi	Building on Lakoff & Johnson (1980) conceptual metaphor theory and Yin's multiple-case logic	Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke
Aina	Qualitative comparative design	Method
Chanzo asilia	Lakoff, G., & Johnson, M. (1980). Metaphors We Live By. University of Chicago Press. ISBN: 978-0226468013	Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101.
Majina mbadala	cross-case metaphor analysis, comparative metaphor analysis, multi-case metaphor study, MCBMA	TA, Reflexive Thematic Analysis
Zinazohusiana	6	3
Muhtasari	Multiple case-based metaphor analysis is a qualitative comparative method that systematically identifies and interprets metaphorical language across two or more bounded cases — such as schools, organisations, or participant groups — to reveal how people in different contexts conceptualise a shared phenomenon. It integrates Lakoff and Johnson's conceptual metaphor theory with Yin's multiple-case logic, enabling both within-case depth and cross-case breadth.	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.