What is the distinctive feature of case study research?
Developing an in-depth understanding of the case
Case-study research develops an in-depth, contextual understanding of a bounded case, often using several sources of evidence. It can use qualitative, quantitative or mixed data. A case history may contribute evidence, while problem-solving or wider theoretical insights may be outcomes rather than its defining feature.
Important Questions from Research Designs - Teaching
Which of the following best illustrates an example of a mixed-methods research study?
An ethnographer studies participants’ experiences and feelings by collecting pre-existing diaries, letters, photographs and other objects, without interviewing their creators during collection. Which data-collection strategy is this?
Which of the following research designs is the most appropriate for depicting lived experiential realities?
Which research design centres on interpreting individuals’ life stories and how they organise experiences over time, using autobiographies and personal conversations as data?
Which from the following are parts of the purpose of quantitative research?
A. Understanding of cultural traditions
B. Discovery of relationships among variables
C. Interpretation of human relationships
D. Confirmation of hypotheses
E. Generalization of results to other situations
