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Case studyJammu University2 Year B.Ed.Paper 202Sem: IIUnit: I
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Case study isa way of organizing social data for the
purpose of viewing social realityStudy of instance in actionStudy of particularExample of real people in real situations
enabling readers to understand ideas more clearly than simply presenting them with abstract theories or principles
Examine social unit as a wholeCan establish cause and effectConcerned with rich and vivid description of
events relevant to the caseProvides chronological narrative Blends description of events with analysis
High lights specific events relevant to the caseResearchers integrity is involved in the case case study may be linked to the personality of
the researcherAttempt to portray the richness of case in the
reportWill have sequential characteristics which help
to define their nature
Have geographical parameters Will have boundaries for definitionMay be defined as individual in particular
context at a point in time Defined by characteristic of the group
Unit = person, family, social group, social institution, community
Purpose: to understand the life cycle or important part of life cycle of the unit
Studies: analyses interactions between factors that explains present stats or that influence change or growth
Is a longitudinal approach showing development over a period of time
Types
Exploratory (as a pilot to other studies or research questions)
Descriptive providing narrative accountsExplanatory testing theoriesInterpretive developing conceptual categories
inductively in order to examine the initial assumption
Evaluative explaining and judgingEthnographic case studyAction research case studyEducational case studyIntrinsic cases study – undertaken to
understand a particular case in question
Instrumental case studies examine a particular case in order to gain insight to into a issue or theory
Collective case studies group of individual case studies undertaken to gain a fuller picture
Individual case studiesSocial group Studies on organisations and institutionsStudies of events roles and relationships
Designs of case study research Single case design- focus on one critical issue, an extreme
case, a unique case, representative or typical case, Embedded single case study- more than one unit of
analysis is incorporated into the design case study of school will include study of classes teachers, students, parents requiring different set of data collection methods
Multi case- e.g. comparative case study within an overall piece of research,
Embedded multi case design- different subunits might be involved in each of the different cases and a range of instruments (survey questionnaire interviews observations)
Data sources/ methods. TypesDocuments- school records, health records, notesArchival records prior studies, records of
organisations, lists and the likeDirect observation- Participant observation- ethnography and
anthropologyInterviews- open ended, triangulation of dataPhysical artifacts- physical anthropological
studies
Advantages/ strengthsResults are more easily understandable as written in
every day nonprofessional language Immediately intelligible speak for them selvesCash unique factors that may be lost in large dataStrong in realty Provides insights into others similar situations and cases Can be done by a single researcherCan embrace and build in unanticipated events and
uncontrolled variables
Advantages/ strengthsStrong in reality but difficult to organizeAllow generalizations to a classRecognizes complexity and reality of social
truthsA step to action feedback, formative
evaluation, n- individual self development, educational policy making
WeaknessMay not be generalizedNot easily open to cross checking- selective ,
biased, personal and subjectiveProne to the problems of observer bias