This document defines and discusses case studies. It provides that a case study examines a specific social unit in depth using qualitative and quantitative methods. The key steps in a case study are determining the research question, selecting cases and collecting data in the field, analyzing the data, and preparing a report. There are different types of case studies including illustrative, exploratory, and cumulative case studies. Case studies are best used when researchers want to answer how or why questions about issues where contextual conditions are important.

1. Submitted By
Veena V.Nair
1st M.Ed
N.S.S.T.C

2. THINK
• What is a meaning of case study?
• Definition of case study ?
• What are the steps involved in it ?
• What are the types of case study?
• When is the case study used ?

3. Meaning of case study
• Case study can be used in education as a
teaching tool. Many students learn better
using real life examples , and case studies
can be an effective way to learn in
classroom.

4. Definition of case study
• According to P.V. Young (1974) ‘ case
study is a method by which life of social
unit can be investigated and analysed’

5. Characterstics
• The number of unit to be studied is small.
• It studies a social unit deeply and thorougly.
• it is qualitative as well as quantitative.
• It covers sufficient wide cycle of times.
• It has continuity in nature.

6. STEPS INVOLVED IN CASE STUDY
• Determines the research question and
carefully defines it .
• Choose the cases and state how the data is to
be gathered and which techiques for analysis.
• Prepare to collect the data.
• Collect data in the field.
• Analyse the data and prepare the report.

7. TYPES OF CASE STUDY
• Illustrative case study
these are primariy descripitive
studies
Exploratory case study
these are condensed case studies
performed before implenting a large scale
investigation

8. Cumulative Case Study
These serve to aggregate
information from several times.

9. • Critical instance case studies
These examine one or more sites for either
the purpose of examining a situation of unique
interest with little to no interest in
generazability ,or universal assertion.

10. When should we use a case study
• When the researcher is trying to answer ‘how’
or ‘why’ questions
• When the researcher cannot manipulate the
behaviours of those being studied
• When the researcher wants to look closer at
contextual conditons relevant to the issue being
studied .
• When boundaries between the issue being
studied and the context are not clear.

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