CMY3708
Assignment 1
Semester 2 2025
Due 17 August 2025
,CMY3708
Assignment 1
Semester 2
Due 17 August 2025
Survey Note: Case Study Research Applied to the Thabela High School Bullying
Incident
, Contents
Abstract ........................................................................................................................... 4
1. Introduction ................................................................................................................. 5
2. Understanding Case Study Research as a Qualitative Method ................................... 6
2.1 Definition and Purpose .......................................................................................... 6
2.2 Philosophical Foundations ..................................................................................... 6
3. Essential Characteristics of Case Study Research ..................................................... 7
4. Justification for Using the Case Study Method ............................................................ 8
4.1 Context Sensitivity ................................................................................................. 8
4.2 Complex Causality ................................................................................................. 8
4.3 Rich Empirical Visibility .......................................................................................... 8
4.4 High Learning Potential and Transferability ........................................................... 9
5. Research Design for the Thabela High School Case ................................................ 10
5.1 Case Definition .................................................................................................... 10
5.2 Research Questions ............................................................................................ 10
5.3 Units of Analysis .................................................................................................. 11
6. Data Collection and Analysis Strategies .................................................................... 12
6.1 Data Collection Methods ...................................................................................... 12
6.2 Data Management ............................................................................................... 13
6.3 Data Analysis Procedures ................................................................................... 14
6.4 Ethical and Reflexive Considerations .................................................................. 15
7. Data Analysis Techniques and Reporting Framework............................................... 16
7.1 Thematic Analysis ................................................................................................ 16
7.2 Within-Case Synthesis ......................................................................................... 17
7.3 Theoretical Generalisation ................................................................................... 17
, 7.4 Reporting Findings and Implications .................................................................... 18
8. Limitations, Delimitations, and Ethical Considerations .............................................. 20
8.1 Limitations ........................................................................................................... 20
8.2 Delimitations ........................................................................................................ 20
8.3 Ethical Considerations ......................................................................................... 21
9. Reporting and Interpretation ...................................................................................... 23
9.1 Narrative Construction and Visual Support .......................................................... 23
9.2 Interpretive Strategy ............................................................................................ 24
10. Conclusion and Recommendations ......................................................................... 25
10.1 Conclusion ......................................................................................................... 25
10.2 Policy and Practice Recommendations ............................................................. 26
10.3 Contributions to Knowledge ............................................................................... 27
References .................................................................................................................... 28
Appendices ................................................................................................................... 30
Appendix A: Interview Protocol .................................................................................. 30
Appendix B: Consent and Ethics Form (Excerpt) ...................................................... 31
Appendix C: Timeline of Events (Condensed) ........................................................... 31
Appendix D: Theoretical Frameworks Referenced .................................................... 32
Assignment 1
Semester 2 2025
Due 17 August 2025
,CMY3708
Assignment 1
Semester 2
Due 17 August 2025
Survey Note: Case Study Research Applied to the Thabela High School Bullying
Incident
, Contents
Abstract ........................................................................................................................... 4
1. Introduction ................................................................................................................. 5
2. Understanding Case Study Research as a Qualitative Method ................................... 6
2.1 Definition and Purpose .......................................................................................... 6
2.2 Philosophical Foundations ..................................................................................... 6
3. Essential Characteristics of Case Study Research ..................................................... 7
4. Justification for Using the Case Study Method ............................................................ 8
4.1 Context Sensitivity ................................................................................................. 8
4.2 Complex Causality ................................................................................................. 8
4.3 Rich Empirical Visibility .......................................................................................... 8
4.4 High Learning Potential and Transferability ........................................................... 9
5. Research Design for the Thabela High School Case ................................................ 10
5.1 Case Definition .................................................................................................... 10
5.2 Research Questions ............................................................................................ 10
5.3 Units of Analysis .................................................................................................. 11
6. Data Collection and Analysis Strategies .................................................................... 12
6.1 Data Collection Methods ...................................................................................... 12
6.2 Data Management ............................................................................................... 13
6.3 Data Analysis Procedures ................................................................................... 14
6.4 Ethical and Reflexive Considerations .................................................................. 15
7. Data Analysis Techniques and Reporting Framework............................................... 16
7.1 Thematic Analysis ................................................................................................ 16
7.2 Within-Case Synthesis ......................................................................................... 17
7.3 Theoretical Generalisation ................................................................................... 17
, 7.4 Reporting Findings and Implications .................................................................... 18
8. Limitations, Delimitations, and Ethical Considerations .............................................. 20
8.1 Limitations ........................................................................................................... 20
8.2 Delimitations ........................................................................................................ 20
8.3 Ethical Considerations ......................................................................................... 21
9. Reporting and Interpretation ...................................................................................... 23
9.1 Narrative Construction and Visual Support .......................................................... 23
9.2 Interpretive Strategy ............................................................................................ 24
10. Conclusion and Recommendations ......................................................................... 25
10.1 Conclusion ......................................................................................................... 25
10.2 Policy and Practice Recommendations ............................................................. 26
10.3 Contributions to Knowledge ............................................................................... 27
References .................................................................................................................... 28
Appendices ................................................................................................................... 30
Appendix A: Interview Protocol .................................................................................. 30
Appendix B: Consent and Ethics Form (Excerpt) ...................................................... 31
Appendix C: Timeline of Events (Condensed) ........................................................... 31
Appendix D: Theoretical Frameworks Referenced .................................................... 32
