RESEARCH METHODS CHAPTER 11
(CASE STUDIES - EXAM 3) Q AND A
Whatvfisvfavfcasevfstudy?vf-vfanswer---
vfMethodvfofvfintensivelyvfstudyingvfavfphenomenonvfovervftimevfwithinvfitsvfnaturalvfsettingvf
invfonevforvfavffewvfsites
-vfUsedvfforvfinferencesvfaboutvfphenomenonvfofvfinterest
-vfdatavftendsvftovfbevfrich,vfdetailedvfandvfcontextualized
Multiplevfmethodsvfofvfdatavfcollection:vf-vfanswer--Interviews
Observations
PrerecordedvfDocumentsvf
SecondaryvfData
Attributesvfofvfavfcasevfstudyvf-vfanswer---vf"messier"vfthanvfothervfformsvfofvfdatavfcollection
-vfresearchvfquestionsvfandvfhypothesesvfcanvfbevfchangedvfduringvfthevfprocess
-vfconstructs/conceptsvfarevfnotvfnecessarilyvfdeterminedvfbeforehandvf
-vfdatavftendsvftovfbevfmorevfcontextualizedvf
-vfstudiedvffromvfmultiplevfperspectivesvfsimultaneously
casevfstudyvfstrengthsvf-vfanswer---vfcanvfbevfusedvfforvftheoryvfbuildingvforvftheoryvftestingvf
-vfresearchvfquestionsvfcanvfbevfmodifiedvfduringvfthevfresearchvfprocessvf
-vfcanvfprovidevfmorevfauthenticvfinterpretation
-vfstudiedvffromvfmultiplevfperspectivesvfsimultaneously
casevfstudyvfweaknessesvf-vfanswer---vfinternalvfvalidityvfofvfinferencesvfisvfweak
-vfqualityvfdependsvfheavilyvfonvfskillvfofvfthevfresearchervf
-vfdifficultvftovfgeneralizevfinferences
casevfstudiesvfarevfdifferencevfthanvfcasevfdescriptionsvfbecause....vf-vfanswer---
vftheyvfarevfavfformalvfresearchvftechniquevfthatvfrequiresvfscientificvfmethodsvftovfderivevfex
planationsvfofvforganizationalvfphenomenonvf
-vfrequiresvfadvancedvfresearchvfskills
5vfproblemsvfwithvfcasevfresearchvf-vfanswer---
vfstartvfwithoutvfspecificvfquestionsvfandvfthereforevfendvfwithoutvfspecificvfanswers
-vfcasevfsitesvfchosenvfbyvfaccessvf
-vfresearchersvfdovfnotvfvalidatevf(triangulate)vfdatavfcollectedvfusingvfmultiplevfmeansvf
-vflittlevfdetailvfonvfdatavfcollectionvf
-vfdovfnotvffollowvfthroughvfphenomenavfinvfavflongitudinalvfmanner
keyvfdecisionsvfinvfcasevfresearchvf-vfanswer--
isvfthisvfthevfrightvfmethodvfofvfresearchvfquestionsvfbeingvfstudied?
whatvfisvfthevfappropriatevfunitvfofvfanalysisvfforvfavfcasevfresearchvfstudy?
shouldvfthevfresearchervfemployervfavfsinglevforvfmultivfcasevfdesign?
whatvfsitesvfshouldvfbevfchosen?
(CASE STUDIES - EXAM 3) Q AND A
Whatvfisvfavfcasevfstudy?vf-vfanswer---
vfMethodvfofvfintensivelyvfstudyingvfavfphenomenonvfovervftimevfwithinvfitsvfnaturalvfsettingvf
invfonevforvfavffewvfsites
-vfUsedvfforvfinferencesvfaboutvfphenomenonvfofvfinterest
-vfdatavftendsvftovfbevfrich,vfdetailedvfandvfcontextualized
Multiplevfmethodsvfofvfdatavfcollection:vf-vfanswer--Interviews
Observations
PrerecordedvfDocumentsvf
SecondaryvfData
Attributesvfofvfavfcasevfstudyvf-vfanswer---vf"messier"vfthanvfothervfformsvfofvfdatavfcollection
-vfresearchvfquestionsvfandvfhypothesesvfcanvfbevfchangedvfduringvfthevfprocess
-vfconstructs/conceptsvfarevfnotvfnecessarilyvfdeterminedvfbeforehandvf
-vfdatavftendsvftovfbevfmorevfcontextualizedvf
-vfstudiedvffromvfmultiplevfperspectivesvfsimultaneously
casevfstudyvfstrengthsvf-vfanswer---vfcanvfbevfusedvfforvftheoryvfbuildingvforvftheoryvftestingvf
-vfresearchvfquestionsvfcanvfbevfmodifiedvfduringvfthevfresearchvfprocessvf
-vfcanvfprovidevfmorevfauthenticvfinterpretation
-vfstudiedvffromvfmultiplevfperspectivesvfsimultaneously
casevfstudyvfweaknessesvf-vfanswer---vfinternalvfvalidityvfofvfinferencesvfisvfweak
-vfqualityvfdependsvfheavilyvfonvfskillvfofvfthevfresearchervf
-vfdifficultvftovfgeneralizevfinferences
casevfstudiesvfarevfdifferencevfthanvfcasevfdescriptionsvfbecause....vf-vfanswer---
vftheyvfarevfavfformalvfresearchvftechniquevfthatvfrequiresvfscientificvfmethodsvftovfderivevfex
planationsvfofvforganizationalvfphenomenonvf
-vfrequiresvfadvancedvfresearchvfskills
5vfproblemsvfwithvfcasevfresearchvf-vfanswer---
vfstartvfwithoutvfspecificvfquestionsvfandvfthereforevfendvfwithoutvfspecificvfanswers
-vfcasevfsitesvfchosenvfbyvfaccessvf
-vfresearchersvfdovfnotvfvalidatevf(triangulate)vfdatavfcollectedvfusingvfmultiplevfmeansvf
-vflittlevfdetailvfonvfdatavfcollectionvf
-vfdovfnotvffollowvfthroughvfphenomenavfinvfavflongitudinalvfmanner
keyvfdecisionsvfinvfcasevfresearchvf-vfanswer--
isvfthisvfthevfrightvfmethodvfofvfresearchvfquestionsvfbeingvfstudied?
whatvfisvfthevfappropriatevfunitvfofvfanalysisvfforvfavfcasevfresearchvfstudy?
shouldvfthevfresearchervfemployervfavfsinglevforvfmultivfcasevfdesign?
whatvfsitesvfshouldvfbevfchosen?
