3. DEFINITION:
“A fairly exhaustive study of a person or group is
called a life of case history”
-P.V.YOUNG
“Case study is a method of exploring and analyzing
the life of a social unit –be that unit a person ,a
family,institution,culture, group or even an entire
community or nation”
-P.V.YOUNG
4. Case study method is a form of
qualitative analysis involving the very
careful and complete observation of a
person ,a situation or an institution.
-BEISANZ & BEISANZ
5. EXAMPLES OF CASE STUDIES
• Single organization – School : What is
happening with a particular tool/ stratergy
• A particular community – rural village ongoing
issue
• An individual – career criminal
• An event – Election Campaign
• On a particular group- issue to a group
6. CHARACTERISTICS:
Study of a unit
Holistic
Scientific
Reliable
It is the best method to use for diognostics and
further remedial measures
Its provide complete information about individuals
behavior
7. SOURCES OF CASE STUDY
• Personal documents
• Life history records
• Related persons
• Official records
• The subject himself through interview
8. OBJECTIVES OF CASE STUDY:
Clinical purpose
Diagnostic purpose
Fact-finding about psychological and
educational problems.
Supplementing other information's.
9. STEPS INVOLVED IN CASE STUDY:
Identifying
the specific
problem
Collection of
data
Analysis of
problem
Application of
Remedial
measures
Evaluating
Follow up
10. ADVANTAGES:
Intensive in nature
Data collection is flexible
Less expensive than other methods
Useful in guidance and counseling
Helps to generalize knowledge
Researcher can use more than one method
To study historical background
Exploring New areas of research
11. DISADVANTAGES:
Develops over confidence
Unsystematic and Unscientific
Difficult to apply
Scope of errors
Consummes more time and money
Not useful for quantitative studies
12. REFERENCES:
a) Prof .Dr.A. Mustafa ,Research Methodology, A.I.T.B Publishers
b) Dr.K .Nagarajan ,Dr.R.Srinivasan, Dr.Mrs.Mary Vijayakumar,
Research Methodology in Education,Ram Publishers
c) P.Saravanavel ,Research Methodology ,Kitab Mahal publishers
d) N.R.Saxena,B.K .Mishra,R.K.Mohanty ,Fundamentals of
Educational Research,