This document provides an overview of case study research. It defines case study as an in-depth examination of a phenomenon in its real-world context. The document differentiates between types of case studies such as explanatory, exploratory, and descriptive. It also discusses the relationship between theory and case studies, noting approaches can be theory-building, theory-testing, or theory-generating. The document shares examples of case study issues and methods of conducting case study research.

1. Javed Iqbal and Keilah Kane
EDPY 559
Group Presentation

2. By the end of this session course participants could be
able to;
 Define case study,
 Differentiate among different types of case studies,
 Discuss the relationship between theory and case
study,
 Share issues pertinent to case study.

3. Questions
 What do you mean by Case
study?
 What kinds of research
questions are phrased for case
study?
 In what kind of situation should
you opt for case study?
 Have any of you conducted
research using case study? If so
please tell us about it!

4. Phenomenon
ContextInvestigation
Researcher
Stake (1995) Yin (2003), Creswell, J. (1998) Baxter, P. (2003)

5. A) When the researcher is trying to answer “how” or “why” questions
B) When the researcher cannot manipulate the behaviors of those being
studied
C) When the researcher wants to look closer at contextual conditions
relevant to the issue being studied
D) When boundaries between the issue being studied and the context
are not clear
*Baxter and Jack, 2008

6. Miles and Huberman (1994) stated case study as, “a
phenomenon of some sort occurring in a bounded context.
The case is, “in effect, your unit of analysis” (p. 25).
Determine what your case study will NOT be
Individual, program, or process

7. Watch for some specifics!
What identifies this example as a case study?
What were the methods of data collection?
What did the researchers conclude?
 Groat Sleep Center - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ygvt7G1DLs

8. Theory-building approach vs. theory-testing approach
Theory of the case
Theory for the case (deductive)
Theory from the case (Inductive)
Theory and case (dialogic model)
(Rule & John, 2015)

9. Explanatory
Exploratory
Descriptive
Employed to study
Multiple-case studies

10. Intrinsic
Instrumental
Collective

11. Group No. 1
Explanatory
Descriptive
Instrumental
Group. No. 2
Exploratory
Intrinsic
Collective

12. Issue
• Not simple but complex
• Political historical
Conceptual
Framework
• Inclusion or non inclusion
• Relationship
Data
• Data source, database, analysis and report

13.  “Teachers’ and Children’s Personal Epistemologies for Moral Education:
Case Studies in Early Years Elementary Education”
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJQBjWYDTs

14. How to collect data?
What about external issues?
Poor and irregular definitions (Van Wynseberghe
& Khan, 2007)
Ambiguity and lack of clarity ( Verschuren, 2003)
Little theoretical depth (Rule & John, 2015)

15. • Unpublished
thesis
• Article
• Poster
• Presentation
• Hard copy
• Soft copies
• Hard drive
• One drive, google
drive
• Transcribing
• Coding
• Soft ware
• Verbal
• Data beyond
Talk
Data Source Data
Analysis
Reporting
Data
Management

16. Study of a phenomenon in real-life
context
Focuses more on the overall picture
If a group is studied, the behaviors of the
group as a whole are analyzed, not
individuals

19.  Baxter, P., & Jack, S. (2008). Qualitative case study methodology: Study
design and implementation for novice researchers. The qualitative
report,13(4), 544-559.
 Brownlee, J., Syu, J.-J., Mascadri, J., Cobb-Moore, C., Walker, S., Johansson,
E., … Ailwood, J. (2012). Teachers’ and children's personal
epistemologies for moral education: Case studies in early years
elementary education. Teaching and Teacher Education,28(3), 440–
450. doi:10.1016/j.tate.2011.11.012
 Rule, P., & John, V. M. (2015). A necessary dialogue: Theory in case study
research. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 14(4).
 Van Wynsberghe, R., & Khan, S. (2007). Redefining case study.
International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 6, 80-94.
 Verschuren, P. (2003). Case study as a research strategy: Some ambiguities
and opportunities. International Journal of Social Research
Methodology, 6, 121-139.
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