方法对比

	多案例反思主题分析	多案例研究
领域	质性	质性
方法族	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
起源年份	2006 (RTA origins); 2010s onward (combined application)	1980s–1990s (Yin's first edition 1984; Stake's collective case study concept 1995)
提出者	Braun & Clarke (reflexive thematic analysis); Yin (multiple case study framework)	Robert K. Yin (systematic replication logic); Robert E. Stake (naturalistic/collective case tradition)
类型	Qualitative research design and analysis approach	Qualitative research method
开创性文献	Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2021). Thematic Analysis: A Practical Guide. Sage. ISBN: 978-1473953246	Yin, R. K. (2018). Case Study Research and Applications: Design and Methods (6th ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1506336169
别名	MC-RTA, multi-case reflexive thematic analysis, cross-case reflexive thematic analysis, multiple case RTA	comparative case study, multi-site case study, collective case study, cross-case analysis
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摘要	Multiple case-based reflexive thematic analysis integrates Braun and Clarke's reflexive thematic analysis (RTA) with a multiple case study framework. Qualitative data are collected from two or more bounded cases, RTA is applied within each case to generate case-specific themes, and the themes are then compared and synthesised across cases. The approach preserves the depth and interpretive richness of RTA while enabling cross-case pattern recognition that single-case designs cannot provide.	Multiple-case study design investigates two or more bounded real-world cases using the same research protocol, then compares findings across cases to identify patterns, contrasts, and explanatory insights that a single case could not produce. Developed primarily through Robert Yin's replication logic and Robert Stake's collective case tradition, the approach is particularly powerful when a researcher needs to determine whether a phenomenon occurs under varied conditions or to test an emerging theoretical explanation against rival contexts.