Exam 10: Case Studies

What is an example of a case study from your own knowledge, or from the text?

Which researcher quality indicates that the researcher can assimilate large amounts of new information through observation?

Which researcher quality indicates that the researcher is flexible enough to change data collection strategies if they do not seem to be functioning effectively?

Define and describe the essential elements of a case study.

The process by which people understand the stimuli with which they are confronted, how they frame what they see and hear, and how they interpret their own actions and go about solving problems is called _____________.

Name and define three types of case studies.

What are several reasons that a theory-before-research model can be useful when conducting case studies?

Multiple-case studies, cross-case studies, comparative case studies, and contrasting case studies are all synonymous names for which type of case study?

Which research design may be seen as a prelude to a large social scientific study, which may or may not involve case studies?

Which type of case study provides insight into an issue or refines a theoretical explanation to make it more generalizable?

Which type of case study investigates multiple research entities for the purpose of cross-unit comparison?

Which type of case study is a detailed, objective study of one research entity at one point in time?

What are the steps involved in creation of grounded theory during case study research?

What are the five researcher skills associated with conducting good case studies?

Which research design implies that researcher has established a theoretical framework, and then creates research questions, using the case study to measure factors that are most relevant, and factors that are not as relevant to the research question for comparison?

To be called a case study, the research project must be ________________.

Which type of personal document can reflect the tone and atmosphere of a setting as well as the level of anxiety, stress, and morale of the writer while also revealing general organization, hierarchy, and roles?

When do case studies take place?

What is a community case study, and how does it work?