Educational Research Methods
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Multiple case study
Case study is a research strategy (methodology) that enquires into one specific instance among many possible instances.
Sometimes researchers carry out multiple case studies, where they carry out a number of individual cases, before comparing across cases.
"There are two potential approaches to cross-case analysis...case-survey approach and a case comparison approach. The case-survey approach requires two conditions that cannot always be satisfied. First, isolated factors within particular case studies must be worthy of substantive attention;
second, the number of case studies must be large enough to warrant cross-case tabulations. When these conditions exist, cross case comparisons can be made by coding the single factors and establishing cross-case patterns.” (Yin, 1981: 62)
Yin, R. K. (1981). The Case Study Crisis: Some Answers. Administrative Science Quarterly, 26(1), 58-65.
This is a personal site of Keith S. Taber to support teaching of educational research methods.
(Dr Keith Taber is Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.)
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