Exam 10: Case Studies

Which type of personal document requires analysis to determine why it is recorded, and then can provide a window into personal life and relationships?

Which type of case study studies one research entity at two time points separated by a critical event?

Case studies often use interviewing to gain knowledge about the research subjects. How do case studies use interviewing that is different from typical research interviewing?

Which type of journal entry transforms a personal document into a solicited document?

Which type of case study is a set of multiple case studies of the same entity using a multi-design approach to provide a holistic view of the dynamics of the research subject?

Which researcher quality can be tested by a researcher's openness to findings that contradict the original research hypothesis?

What are the five typologies of case studies? Define each.

What are the five component elements required in creating a case study design, and how are they connected?

Which type of personal document can provide insight into the writer's deepest thoughts such as why a battle is fought, or why serial killers kill through reflecting the inner world of the writer communicated to another?

A researcher undertakes a case study because something important has happened, and he/she wants to understand the particular problem because it is unique and interesting. The researcher is not trying to develop new grounded theory or to test abstract theory. Which type of case study is this example of?

Which type of case study is undertaken when a researcher wants to better understand one particular case as an illustration of a particular trait, characteristic, or problem?

An embedded case study is unique from a standard case study because it ____________.

What are several reasons that a case study to generate theory or a theory after research model can be useful?

Which type of case study involves extensive research of several instrumental cases intended to allow better understanding, insight, or improved ability to theorize about a broader context?

Which researcher quality allows the researcher to record data while interpreting and reacting to the data collected?

Which type of case study investigates one research entity at multiple points in time?

A case study requires a deep and full examination of the case through ___________.

Which researcher quality indicates that the researcher is willing to ask questions before, during, and after data collection to determine the true reasons the event is happening?

Why are objectivity and generalizability to important to case studies?

Which research design uses pattern-matching techniques to examine a plurality of influences in a case study with the goal of analyzing the many factors that build a causal explanation for the case?