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PRESENTATION

APPROACHES TO INQUIRY QUALITATIVE RESEARCH: CASE STUDY

RESEARCH

COURSE NO: PAD 604

 

Presented by:Sabina Yasmin

MSS 2nd Semester

Reg. no: 2011227014

Session: 2011-2012

Department of Public Administration

SUST

CASE STUDY RESEARCH

Case study research involves the study of an issue

explored through one or more cases within a bounded

system.

A strategy for doing research which involves an

empirical investigation of a particular contemporary

phenomenon within its real life context using multiple

sources of evidence. -----(Robson, 1993, p.146)

CASE STUDY RESEARCH

Familiar to Social Scientist

Popularity in Psychology, Medicine, Law and

Political Science

Traced by Hamel, Dufor and Fortin (1993)

Anthropology and Sociology

Origin

A case Study may be-------

Descriptive

Exploratory

Explanatory

A case Study Focused on -------

Process: How was it done?

Outcome: Does it Work

TYPES OF CASE STUDY

Distinguished in terms of the intent of the case analysis:

Single Instrumental Case Study

Collective or Multiple Case Study

Intrinsic Case Study

Identify the Case or Cases

Data Collection

Determine Approach Appropriate to the Research Problem

Procedure for Conducting Case Study Research:

Data Analysis

Lessons Learened

1. Determine Approach Appropriate to Research Problem

Identify cases with boundaries and seeks to

provide an in-depth understanding of the case.

2.Identify the Case or Cases

This study may involves an individual, several

individuals, a program, an event or an activity.

The case can be single, multi-sited or within

site and purposeful sampling is available.

3. Data Collection

Multiple source of information such as:

Observation

Interviews

Documents

Audio-visual materials

4. Data Analysis

Holistic analysis of the entire case

Embedded analysis of a specific aspect of the

case

5. Lesson Learned

Report the meaning of case

Meaning comes from learning about the issue

of the case

Challenges

Researcher must identify his case

Researcher must consider to study a single

case or multiple cases

Researcher must choose no more than 4-5

cases

Example of Case Study Research

A campus reaction to a gunman incident in

which a student attempted to fire a gun at his

classmates.

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