方法对比

	嵌入式案例聚焦混合方法	嵌入式定性优先混合设计
领域	研究设计	研究设计
方法族	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
起源年份	2000s (formalized ~2007-2011)	2007 (first edition of Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research)
提出者	Creswell & Plano Clark (embedded design); Yin (case-study framework)	Creswell & Plano Clark
类型	Mixed methods research design	Mixed methods research design
开创性文献	Creswell, J. W., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2018). Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research (3rd ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1483344379	Creswell, J. W., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2018). Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research (3rd ed.). Sage Publications. ISBN: 978-1483358468
别名	embedded case-study mixed methods, case-centered embedded MMR, nested case mixed methods, embedded within-case mixed design	qual-dominant embedded design, qualitative-primary embedded MMR, embedded QUAL+quan design, nested qualitative-priority design
相关	6	5
摘要	Embedded case-focused mixed methods design combines a case-study unit of analysis with an embedded mixed methods structure, nesting one smaller data strand — typically qualitative — within a dominant primary strand — typically quantitative — all organized around one or more bounded cases. This design enables researchers to answer within-case questions at multiple levels, capturing both statistical patterns and rich contextual meaning for a specific case or set of cases.	The embedded qualitative-priority mixed design nests a secondary quantitative strand within a dominant qualitative inquiry. The qualitative strand drives the research logic, framing the questions, guiding data collection, and anchoring interpretation, while the quantitative component plays a supporting role — typically measuring outcomes, tracking context variables, or confirming patterns emerging from the qualitative core. The result is a rich, theoretically grounded account that remains rooted in participants' meanings while gaining empirical precision where needed.