Case Study in Social Inquiry

case studies only refer to research on one individual person

• True

• False

What is an advantage of using case studies

• It has good rationalistic generalization

• It allows people to gain propositional knowledge

• It enhances understanding and extends experience

• It has high credibility and reliability

Comparing the understandings of case studies are more explicit than implicit

• True

• False

The aim of case studies are to…

• Narrow down and simplify understandings

• Get people to gain knowledge on facts

• Conclude there is 1 truth

• Proliferate understanding and step into others experience

Explanation belongs more to ______ whilst understanding belongs more to _______

• Propositional knowledge , tactic knowledge

• Tactic knowledge , propositional knowledge

What is most important in understanding other experiences

• Them having to explain it

• Having empathy and a recreation in your mind

• Not being intentional

• Staying in the truth and reality of your experience

Can tactic knowledge ever change into propositional knowledge

• No, because there is no way for this process to happen

• Yes, and the knowledge can become empirically and logically tested too

• No, because tactic knowledge cannot be verbalized

• Yes through verbalization, but cannot be empirically and logically tested

What are humanistic studies

• Studies mostly done in STEM research

• The examination of human actions

• The examination of only the uniqueness of individuals

• Examining the whole person AND the uniqueness of each individual, such as philosophy, psychology and sociology studies

Francis bacon MAINLY theorizes what about truth?

• There are only 2 types

• Everyone has different truths

• Truth is hard to find

• We gain, search and discover truth in only 1 way