Case Study Research

What research methodology is an empirical inquiry about a contemporary phenomenon, set within its real-world context.

• Narrative

• Ethnography

• Case Study

• Phenomenology

Researchers who study single individuals in depth in order to uncover general principles of thinking and behavior are using which research method?

• experimentation 
• correlational study
• naturalistic observation 
• case study

Which of the following elements are important factors of case study research?

• Real-world context

• Qualitative data only

• Natural setting

• Bounded system

Which philosophical background is most closely related to case study research?

• Constructivist

• Post-postivist

• Feminist

• None. The philosophical versatility allows the researcher to decide the methodological orientation.

Who are the main initial contributors to case study research as a methodology?

• Yin & Stake

• Einstein & Yin

• Creswell & Lichtman

• Curie & Yin

This type of case study is used to explore situations in which the intervention being evaluated has no clear, single set of outcomes.

• Explanatory

• Instrumental

• Exploratory

• Intrinsic

This type of case study is used to describe an intervention or phenomenon and the real-life context in which it occurred.

• Instrumental

• Exploratory

• Intrinsic

• Explanatory

This term suggests that researchers have a genuine interest in the case and should use this approach when the intent is to better understand the case. The case itself is of interest.

• Descriptive

• Exploratory

• Intrinsic

• Instrumental