Case Study Method (Abdelrahman Ossama)

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Case Study Method (Abdelrahman Ossama)

Examples

Sociology

This is the classic case study of Anna, a young child raised in extreme isolation and the effect of this isolation on her psych-social development.

Psychology

What happens to a person who loses track of their own age?

Geology

Can volcanoes be classified by comparing volcanic deposits to observations of historic eruptions?

Biology

How does one track a deadly hereditary killer?

Description

Observers Behavior/Experiences

Data recorder by outside observer

Psychological test results

Interviews

Observations

Family History

Medical Records

Biographical Data

In-depth Descriptive Records

Descriptive Study

Non-Experimental

Limitations

Data collected: retrospective, past eventrecollections--> problems inherent to memory

Provided by different people:important details left out

involve single individule: Not representative to group/population

conditions not controlled

Cause-effect conclusions not drawn

Not explanatory method

Strengths

Useful for nonexperimental studies

Help study single instances of physical phenomenon

help understand social factor:individual development behavior

Gives detailed phenomenal contextual view