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  1. What is a Case Study?

    An intrinsic case study is conducted when a researcher has an inherent interest in the case itself. Instrumental case studies are employed when the case is used to provide insight into a particular issue or phenomenon. A collective case study, on the other hand, involves studying multiple cases simultaneously to investigate some general phenomena.

  2. The Collective Case Study Design: Comparing Six Research to Practice

    This chapter describes the methodological approach of case study research used to investigate how teachers implement and sustain research projects in their classrooms. It explains the phases, data collection methods, analysis techniques and validity procedures of the research design.

  3. Collective Case Study

    Learn what collective case study is, how it differs from other case study formats, and how to use it for qualitative research. This chapter provides a framework, strategies, and examples for conducting collective case study design, as well as possible challenges and resources.

  4. The case study approach

    In a collective case study, researchers may choose to present the findings from individual cases separately before amalgamating across cases. Care must be taken to ensure the anonymity of both case sites and individual participants (if agreed in advance) by allocating appropriate codes or withholding descriptors. ...

  5. Case Study Methodology of Qualitative Research: Key Attributes and

    A case study is one of the most commonly used methodologies of social research. This article attempts to look into the various dimensions of a case study research strategy, the different epistemological strands which determine the particular case study type and approach adopted in the field, discusses the factors which can enhance the effectiveness of a case study research, and the debate ...

  6. (PDF) Qualitative Case Study Methodology: Study Design and

    A multiple or collective case study w ill allow the researcher to analyze within . each setting and across setti ngs. While a holistic case st udy with embedded units only .

  7. The theory contribution of case study research designs

    Multiple or collective case study research designs extend the instrumental case study. It is assumed that a number of cases will increase the understanding and support theorizing by comparison of the cases. The differentiation by Stake (1995, 2005) into intrinsic and instrumental cases guides the purposive sampling strategy. In intrinsic case ...

  8. Methodology or method? A critical review of qualitative case study

    Definitions of qualitative case study research. Case study research is an investigation and analysis of a single or collective case, intended to capture the complexity of the object of study (Stake, 1995).Qualitative case study research, as described by Stake (), draws together "naturalistic, holistic, ethnographic, phenomenological, and biographic research methods" in a bricoleur design ...

  9. Collective Case Study: Making Qualitative Data More Impactful

    Collective Case Study: Making Qualitative Data More Impactful. January 2022. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8848-2.ch012. In book: Conceptual Analyses of Curriculum Inquiry Methodologies (pp.252-266 ...

  10. Doing Case Study Research Collaboratively: The Benefits for Researchers

    The ten-member team was developed in mid-2019 to research the motivations and experiences of graduate-entry MNSc students enrolled in three universities and an Institute of Technology within Australasia and have published their findings in 2021 (Jarden et al., 2021; Macdiarmid et al., 2021b, 2021).The New Zealand team members were located within the North and South Island, and the Australian ...

  11. Collective Case Study: Making Qualitative Data More Impactful

    Learn what collective case study is, how it differs from other case study formats, and how to use it for research. This chapter provides definitions, examples, strategies, and challenges of collective case study design.

  12. PDF Collective Case Studies and Research Processes

    The paper is based on earlier literature and on four examples from teams conducting case studies in the area of business networks. The contribution of the paper is to suggest three types of collective case studies: independent cases, shared case(s), and joint case(s). Depending on the case type, collaboration within the team is different, and ...

  13. Chapter 3: Research Methods

    The collective case study encompasses more than one case "in order to investigate a phenomenon, population, or general condition" (Stake, 2000, p. 437). Since the purpose is to help advance understanding, a collective case study is a grouping of instrumental case studies (Stake, 2000).

  14. PDF Comparing the Five Approaches

    Case study research has experienced growing recognition during the past 30 years, evidenced by its more frequent application in published research and increased avail-ability of reference works (e.g., Thomas, 2015; Yin, 2014). Encouraging the use of case study research is an expressed goal of the editors of the recent . Encyclopedia of Case Study

  15. Case Study Research Method in Psychology

    Case study research involves an in-depth, detailed examination of a single case, such as a person, group, event, organization, or location, to explore causation in order to find underlying principles and gain insight for further research. ... Helpful for capturing the complexity of a single case. Collective: Used to explore a general phenomenon ...

  16. Utilising a collective case study system theory mixed methods approach

    Collective case study design provides a structure to gain insight into the issue of interest across settings as it allows comparison within and between cases . Thus the use of instrumental collective case studies is useful for identifying and studying factors that affect service level decision making in rural health. Systems theory ...

  17. LibGuides: Research Writing and Analysis: Case Study

    A Case study is: An in-depth research design that primarily uses a qualitative methodology but sometimes includes quantitative methodology. Used to examine an identifiable problem confirmed through research. Used to investigate an individual, group of people, organization, or event. Used to mostly answer "how" and "why" questions.

  18. LibGuides: Section 2: Case Study Design in an Applied Doctorate

    Case Study Design. Case study is an in-depth exploration from multiple perspectives of a bounded social phenomenon, be this a social system such as a program, event, institution, organization, or community (Stake, 1995, 2005; Yin, 2018). Case study is employed across disciplines, including education, health care, social work, sociology, and ...

  19. PDF Exploring Professors' Engaging Instructional Practices: A Collective

    Collective Case Study Vishal Arghode Gannon University Jia Wang Texas A&M University Ann Lathan Gannon University Abstract: Professors use various strategies to improve learning. To explore what professors perceived as critical aspects of engaging instruction, we conducted a qualitative case study with seven professors in the United States.

  20. Case Study: Definition, Examples, Types, and How to Write

    Learn the definition, examples, types, and steps of a case study, a method of research that focuses on a single individual or group. Find out how to write a psychology case study using APA format and sources.

  21. Exploring trainers' engaging instructional practices: a collective case

    The collective case study approach was adopted for this qualitative study. Seven cases were selected for in-depth analyses. Data were collected through individual, face-to-face interviews and analyzed using the constant comparative analysis method. Findings.

  22. The case study approach

    A case study is a research approach that is used to generate an in-depth, multi-faceted understanding of a complex issue in its real-life context. It is an established research design that is used extensively in a wide variety of disciplines, particularly in the social sciences. A case study can be defined in a variety of ways (Table 5 ), the ...

  23. Understanding the Different Types of Case Studies

    Learn about different types of case studies, such as explanatory, exploratory, multiple, intrinsic and instrumental. Find out how to use case studies in various fields and disciplines, and see examples of each type.

  24. A Collaborative Campus Community Policing Model: A Case Study in

    This qualitative, single case study explored whether and how a campus police agency's community policing model fostered collective efficacy among students, faculty, staff members and campus police. Using Bandura's (2000) collective efficacy theory, this study was guided by the following questions: (1) How does a campus police department use a community policing model to build partnerships ...

  25. Cross-disciplinary Challenges: Navigating Power Dynamics in ...

    This collective case study focuses on three schools in Hong Kong that successfully implemented a renowned entrepreneurial STEM curriculum. The findings reveal a common trajectory among head science teachers: initial enthusiastic promotion of the curriculum while meeting resistance; a downscaling and team reform struggles; and a handover and ...

  26. Charter-School Music Teacher Practitioners and Instructional Leaders

    This multiple-bounded case study explored charter-school music teacher practitioners'(MTPs') and instructional leaders' (ILs') perceptions of professional development (PD) in four charter management organizations (CMOs). The purpose was to provide a rich description of these practitioners' professional development, with the goal of spurring policy conversations and further research ...

  27. What is Collective Case Study

    This chapter presents the results from a collective case study of 23 undergraduate preservice teachers enrolled in a Children's Literature course at a large Mid-Atlantic university. It explores how course instruction in and around high-quality, culturally diverse children's literature facilitated both displays of culturally competent ...

  28. Village leadership, social networks and collective actions in

    Leadership and social networks substantially influence the collective actions in rural communities. It is important to understand how village elites influence villagers through social networks and facilitate collective actions, especially for indigenous communities. This paper takes the rice terrace social-ecological system (SES) of the Hani ethnic minority in China as a case and adopts a ...

  29. Ohio collective launches campaign to promote Plain Dealer/cleveland.com

    The collective is made up of three organizations: the ACLU of Ohio; the Schubert Center for Child Studies at Case Western Reserve University; and the Children's Law Center, a nonprofit serving ...

  30. Renovation Analysis of a Socialist Modernism Office Building-Case Study

    The case study refers to the former "Rilindja" printing house in Prishtina, which is an administrative building that now houses numerous ministries. The building was built in 1978 and is located in the center of the city. There is a small park in the courtyard of the building, which is connected to the city's main street.