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==Types of case studies<ref name = "multiple"a/>== | ==Types of case studies<ref name = "multiple"a/>== | ||
* '''Intrinsic''' – case study undertaken by an individual who wants to better understand particular case - the case does not represent other cases (driven by interest in particular) | * '''Intrinsic''' – a case study undertaken by an individual who wants to better understand a particular case - the case does not represent other cases (driven by interest in particular) | ||
* '''Instrumental''' – provides insight into an issue to better understand its principles (driven by interest in theory) | * '''Instrumental''' – provides insight into an issue to better understand its principles (driven by interest in theory) | ||
* '''Collective''' – number of cases studied jointly to inquire into some issue, helps theorizing about larger collection of cases – basis for naturalistic generalization <ref name = "multiple"a/> | * '''Collective''' – a number of cases studied jointly to inquire into some issue, helps theorizing about a larger collection of cases – the basis for naturalistic generalization <ref name = "multiple"a/> | ||
* but some of the case studies present | * but some of the case studies may present special activities or endeavors with innovative potential so that they can not be subsumed under some existing conceptual framework! | ||
* on the other hand, | * on the other hand, it is suspected that they may also to be used as a corruptive agent – providing non-reproducible data or information that might demonstrate non-existing qualities - see [[criticism of the case study method]] with regard to its validity and reliability. | ||
== Writing a case study <ref name = "Corcoran"/> == | == Writing a case study <ref name = "Corcoran"/> == | ||
In order to write a good case study, you should: | In order to write a good case study, you should: | ||