1 / 6

Case Studies from Stake (2000) and Yin (1994)

Case Studies from Stake (2000) and Yin (1994). These are OBJECT or METHOD issues Object : Has to do with what you want to study not an approach to how to study it Method : Can be quantitative or qualitative method (analytically, vs. holistically)

terentia
Download Presentation

Case Studies from Stake (2000) and Yin (1994)

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Case Studiesfrom Stake (2000) and Yin (1994) • These are OBJECT or METHOD issues • Object: Has to do with what you want to study not an approach to how to study it • Method: Can be quantitative or qualitative method (analytically, vs. holistically) • Questions are aimed at “How” or “Why”(rarely “What”) • Single or multiple cases-usually1or 2

  2. Case Studies-Advanced (Stake, 2000) • Intrinsic Study • Single case with in depth and complete understanding • Instrumental Study • Single case, but exploring various factors of this case to relate them to theory or to a question-more a breadth issue • Collective Study (Complex) • Examining several studies as either comparison or progressive support for theory or a premise

  3. Case Studies-Examples (Stake, 2000) • Intrinsic Study • The Education of Henry Adams: An Autobiography • The Swedish School System • Instrumental Study • Campus Response to a Student Gunman” • A Nonreader Becomes a Reader: A Case Study of Literacy • Collective Study (Complex) • Teachers’ Work • The Dark Side of Organizations: Mistake, Misconduct and Disaster

  4. Purpose of Case Studies • Seeks the unique features (particular) while also describing the common by describing: • The nature of the case • The case’s history and background • The physical setting • Other contexts (economics, political, legal, aesthetic issues) • Other cases through which this case is recognized • Through the informants by which the case is known • Examine changes across time (multiple case) • Same group of different group

  5. Case Study Rigor • Yin (1994) treats this as a positivistic activity, therefore: • Construct, Internal, and external validity • Reliability • This is not just a pilot study for quasi- or full experimental designs. It is different. • Stake (2000) treats it more naturalistic • Thick description is key • Auditability (can it be followed by the reader)

  6. Case Study-Example • Handouts

More Related