According to PV Young:
“A case study is a research study to explore, analyse and interpret the
description of a social unit, be it a man, an institution, a body, or even
the entire community.”
- A case study is thus
a small, intensive, inclusive study
an in-depth study
includes emotional aspects
element of subjectivity might enter therefore avoid biases
collection of all available information
includes past history and current status
based on facts
confidential
reliable and valid data
systematic and scientific interpretation
with detailed interpretation of data
includes diagnosis and recommendations
provision of feedback
METHODS OF COLLECTING DATA
Observation
Interview
Recorded data (e.g. cumulative record)
Standardized tests
Non-standardized tests
etc
STUDY SHOULD INCLUDE
Objective of study
General information (age, sex, etc)
Family history
Personality information
Educational history
Vocational history
Social history
etc
OUTLINE OF REPORT
Contents
Introduction (theoretical framework of case study;theoretical framework of special need, etc)
Details of problem (details of special need; identification of problem; diagnosis of problem [formulation of hypothesis], etc)
Data Collection (tools; methods employed, etc)
Data analysis and interpretation (scoring; interpretation, etc)
Conclusions and Suggestions
Planned follow-up
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