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are case studies in a general sense a
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case study is like an in-depth and
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extended example that is used to
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illustrate a particular argument however
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in a more academic sense we can define a
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case study as a method for developing a
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complete understanding of a process
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program event or activity so in these
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terms a case study can be thought about
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as a way of approaching a research topic
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case studies can integrate both
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quantitative and qualitative information
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and they can do this from a variety of
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sources but they will tend to focus on
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qualitative information to give an
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in-depth picture of the issue being
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studied and the broader environment as
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Holly at our explained case studies can
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be used for several purposes including
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defining the questions and hypotheses of
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a subsequent study presenting a
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description of an event within its
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context or establishing a
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cause-and-effect relationship there are
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a variety of academic fields from
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medicine to law to media and
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communications that use case studies
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case studies are generally categorized
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in three ways exploratory descriptive or
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explanatory an exploratory case study is
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aimed at defining the questions and
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hypotheses of the subsequent study for
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example an exploratory case study might
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involve the in-depth research and
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analysis of the way a welfare program is
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successfully operated in a particular
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state as a result of this case study and
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using the results that the researchers
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put forward other researchers can then
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use this to conduct further research on
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how to implement or drive new or updated
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welfare programs perhaps in other states
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a descriptive case study presents a
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complete description of an event within
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its context this means that the research
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report will be highly descriptive
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nuanced detailed and emphasize the
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contextual specificities of the
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particular example being examined and
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lastly an explanatory case study focuses
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on establishing cause-and-effect
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relationships explaining which causes
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the produced which effects this means
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that the study examines the particular
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outcomes generated from a set of
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circumstances for example perhaps you
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would like to examine whether eating
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before swimming has any effect and what
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circumstances the timing after eating or
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the kind of food eaten might be adding
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to those effects how does one research
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or put together a case study there are
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four main steps for researchers to put
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together a case study project first they
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design the study so they know exactly
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what they are researching and why this
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is done by developing research questions
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developing a framework based on those
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questions and then following through
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second one will conduct the study using
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a variety of methods such as research
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interviews surveys and questionnaires
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document analysis historical research
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and other research methods that they
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might feel it is appropriate to their
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process and third researchers must
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analyze the data and information they
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have collected and collated perhaps they
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might build a database or use a specific
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theoretical research tool to
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systematically sift through the
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information
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lastly the researchers must prepare the
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case study report which will include not
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only the findings but an outline of the
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context data collection and the
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limitations of the case
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study so there you have it you're ready
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to start building your own case study
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good luck