Case Study Method (Abdelrahman Ossama)
Case Study Method (Farida)
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
Observes Behaviour/Experiences
Data recorded by outside observer
Psychological test results
Interviews
Observations
Family History
Medical Records
Biographical Data
In-depth descriptive record
Descriptive type of Study
Non-Experimental
Limitations
Data collected:retrospective, past event recollections-->Problems inherent to memory
provided bydifferent people:Important details left out
Involove single individle: Not representative to group/population
Conditions not controlled
Cause-effect conclusions not drawn
Not explanatory method
Strengths
Useful for noexperimental studies
help study single instances of physical phenomenon
help understand social factor: Individual development behaviour.
gives detailed phenomenal contextual view
