CMY3708
Assignment 1
Semester 2 2025
Due 17 August 2025
,CMY3708
Assignment 1
Semester 2 2025
Due 17 August 2025
Case Study Research Applied to the Thabela High School Bullying Incident
, Table of Contents
Abstract ........................................................................................................................... 4
1. Introduction ................................................................................................................. 5
2. Understanding Case Study Research as a Qualitative Method ................................... 7
2.1 Definition and Purpose .......................................................................................... 7
2.2 Philosophical Foundations ..................................................................................... 7
3. Essential Characteristics of Case Study Research ..................................................... 8
4. Justification for Using the Case Study Method ............................................................ 9
4.1 Context Sensitivity ................................................................................................. 9
4.2 Complex Causality ................................................................................................. 9
4.3 Rich Empirical Visibility .......................................................................................... 9
4.4 High Learning Potential and Transferability ......................................................... 10
5. Research Design for the Thabela High School Case ................................................ 11
5.1 Case Definition .................................................................................................... 11
5.2 Research Questions ............................................................................................ 11
5.3 Units of Analysis .................................................................................................. 12
6. Data Collection and Analysis Strategies .................................................................... 13
6.1 Data Collection Methods ...................................................................................... 13
6.2 Data Management ............................................................................................... 14
6.3 Data Analysis Procedures ................................................................................... 15
6.4 Ethical and Reflexive Considerations .................................................................. 16
7. Data Analysis Techniques and Reporting Framework............................................... 17
7.1 Thematic Analysis ................................................................................................ 17
7.2 Within-Case Synthesis ......................................................................................... 18
7.3 Theoretical Generalisation ................................................................................... 18
, 7.4 Reporting Findings and Implications .................................................................... 19
8. Limitations, Delimitations, and Ethical Considerations .............................................. 21
8.1 Limitations ........................................................................................................... 21
8.2 Delimitations ........................................................................................................ 21
8.3 Ethical Considerations ......................................................................................... 22
9. Reporting and Interpretation ...................................................................................... 24
9.1 Narrative Construction and Visual Support .......................................................... 24
9.2 Interpretive Strategy ............................................................................................ 25
10. Conclusion and Recommendations ......................................................................... 26
10.1 Conclusion ......................................................................................................... 26
10.2 Policy and Practice Recommendations ............................................................. 27
10.3 Contributions to Knowledge ............................................................................... 28
References .................................................................................................................... 29
Appendices ................................................................................................................... 31
Appendix A: Interview Protocol .................................................................................. 31
Appendix B: Consent and Ethics Form (Excerpt) ...................................................... 32
Appendix C: Timeline of Events (Condensed) ........................................................... 32
Appendix D: Theoretical Frameworks Referenced .................................................... 33
Assignment 1
Semester 2 2025
Due 17 August 2025
,CMY3708
Assignment 1
Semester 2 2025
Due 17 August 2025
Case Study Research Applied to the Thabela High School Bullying Incident
, Table of Contents
Abstract ........................................................................................................................... 4
1. Introduction ................................................................................................................. 5
2. Understanding Case Study Research as a Qualitative Method ................................... 7
2.1 Definition and Purpose .......................................................................................... 7
2.2 Philosophical Foundations ..................................................................................... 7
3. Essential Characteristics of Case Study Research ..................................................... 8
4. Justification for Using the Case Study Method ............................................................ 9
4.1 Context Sensitivity ................................................................................................. 9
4.2 Complex Causality ................................................................................................. 9
4.3 Rich Empirical Visibility .......................................................................................... 9
4.4 High Learning Potential and Transferability ......................................................... 10
5. Research Design for the Thabela High School Case ................................................ 11
5.1 Case Definition .................................................................................................... 11
5.2 Research Questions ............................................................................................ 11
5.3 Units of Analysis .................................................................................................. 12
6. Data Collection and Analysis Strategies .................................................................... 13
6.1 Data Collection Methods ...................................................................................... 13
6.2 Data Management ............................................................................................... 14
6.3 Data Analysis Procedures ................................................................................... 15
6.4 Ethical and Reflexive Considerations .................................................................. 16
7. Data Analysis Techniques and Reporting Framework............................................... 17
7.1 Thematic Analysis ................................................................................................ 17
7.2 Within-Case Synthesis ......................................................................................... 18
7.3 Theoretical Generalisation ................................................................................... 18
, 7.4 Reporting Findings and Implications .................................................................... 19
8. Limitations, Delimitations, and Ethical Considerations .............................................. 21
8.1 Limitations ........................................................................................................... 21
8.2 Delimitations ........................................................................................................ 21
8.3 Ethical Considerations ......................................................................................... 22
9. Reporting and Interpretation ...................................................................................... 24
9.1 Narrative Construction and Visual Support .......................................................... 24
9.2 Interpretive Strategy ............................................................................................ 25
10. Conclusion and Recommendations ......................................................................... 26
10.1 Conclusion ......................................................................................................... 26
10.2 Policy and Practice Recommendations ............................................................. 27
10.3 Contributions to Knowledge ............................................................................... 28
References .................................................................................................................... 29
Appendices ................................................................................................................... 31
Appendix A: Interview Protocol .................................................................................. 31
Appendix B: Consent and Ethics Form (Excerpt) ...................................................... 32
Appendix C: Timeline of Events (Condensed) ........................................................... 32
Appendix D: Theoretical Frameworks Referenced .................................................... 33
