This document provides an overview of case study techniques. It defines case studies as in-depth examinations of individuals, groups, situations or institutions. The document outlines the characteristics of case studies, including that they provide a holistic and scientific study of a single unit. It also discusses the sources of data, objectives, steps involved, advantages and disadvantages of the case study method.

1. CASE STUDY
A.J.JENIFER DIVYA
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2. MEANING
Case study
technique
/method
Intensive
Individual
Deep study
Past
present
Future

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,

14. GENETIC METHOD

17. TYPES
Longitudinal
Cross sectional