Case Study

What is Case Study?

Case.......
An event, problem, process, activity,
program, a single person, or several people
Bounded system.......
The boundries of the case, usually time
and/or space.
Multiple sources of data....
case studies include almost every kinds of
qualitative data (interviews, observations,
documents, artifacts, etc

Case studies use many forms of data

to have in-depth understanding of the
case

There are 3 types of case studies

1.Intrinsic Case Study

2.Instrumental Case Study
3.Collective/ Multiple Case
Study

Case Study Methods

Determine and define the research
questions
Identify the case/cases and what type
of case study will be used
Collect data in the field
Evaluate and analyze the data
Prepare the report

Content or Document Analysis

What is content analysis?

Content Analysis......
Study of recorded human
communications

The purposes of content analysis

To identify bias, prejudice, or propaganda in
textbook.
To analyze types of errors in students
writings.
To describe prevailing practices.
To discover the level of difficulty of material in
textbooks or other publications.
To discover the relative importance of, or
interest in, certain topics.

The steps in content analysis

State your research question(s).
Select your sample of text material.
Read and review the material in your
sample.
Define your unit of analysis and
categories.
Code the textual material in your sample .
Intrepret and report your findings.

Ethnographic Studies

What is ethnography?
Ethnography.........
Studies the culture (values,
beliefs, behaviors, language)
of a distinct group within
society

Two Approaches to Ethnography

Realist Ethnography
Critical Ethnography

The Methodology

Selecting an ethnographic project.

Asking ethnographic questions.
Collecting ethnograpic data.
Making a ethnographic record.
Analyzing ethnographic data.
Writing the ethnography