Thats why college students who take classes in those sciences are often assigned to write case studies. The methodology is an action research study with information gathered from a literature study and survey. This is mostly due to the inclusion of iterations between propositions, evidence collection and. Most comparative case studies are published without a clear explanation of the comparative methodology. The case study method explores a reallife, contemporary bounded system a. Figure 2 provides an overview of these innovations. This study explores and describes the nature and form of the commercialization of south african ngos postapartheid using the comparative case study method. Qualitative research, philosophy of science, methodology.
Research methodology applied to a comparative case study. From storytelling to hypothesis testing, evaluating methodology in international studies, ann arbor, mi. Research design and research methods 47 research design link your purposes to the broader, more theoretical aspects of procedures for conducting qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research, while the following section will examine decisions about research methods as a narrower, more technical aspect of procedures. The comparative case approach uses an iterative analysis of each case with final comparison of emergent themes and explanations. Innovations in the comparative method innovations in the comparative method can be discussed in terms of the issues introduced above, encom. To get started, place a comparative study title to you comparative study page. Our discussion of theory and method in comparative research dif. Comparative case study method of difference most similar. In order to clarify this point of view, we shall first discuss some of the existing. Next, we propose a new approach the comparative case study approach that attends simultaneously to global, national, and local dimensions of case. We also engage the work of robert methods book was aptly titled the art of case study research. Comparative and international education, clarifying the unique contributions of qualitative research. It aims to describe, evaluate and justify the use of particular methods.
The aim of this program was to expand cancer research and deliver the latest, most advanced cancer care to a greater number of americans in the communities in which they live via community hospitals. Development of social sustainability assessment method and. Comparative case study approaches sage research methods. This will provide you with a resource that will benefit you later on in your film studies coursework and assessments. This form of case study still strives for the thick description common in single case studies. Case study methodology 529 we established four prerequisites for inclusion as a case study. He maintains that all of the previous attempts seemed to lack a comprehensive guide to the utilization of case study method. The case had been filed within the several years prior to our study. In an influential article on comparative politics, lijphart 1971. Many comparative methodology texts present at least a brief discussion of this issue e. The intention of the study in using this method was to ultimately compare the efficiency of commercialized ngos to their noncommercialized counterparts. In the corporate world, comparative research analyzes the preference, behavior, and needs of a target market. Design, use, and comparative advantages andrew bennett there is a growing consensus among social scientists that research programs advance more effectively through the iterative or collaborative use of different research methods than through the use of any one method. Now that you have created a title, you will need to upload your comparative study assignments here.
A practical guide to the comparative case study method in political psychology. Feb 23, 2015 case study methodology has long been a contested terrain in social sciences research which is characterized by varying, sometimes opposing, approaches espoused by many research methodologists. How to write a methodology section for case study your. Methodology in international relations research, detlef f. Evaluators used a comparative case study option for the national cancer institutes ncis community cancer centers program ncccp. Case study is a research methodology, typically seen in social and life sciences. Use this content as a tool to expand your knowledge about this research methodology. Comparative case studies can be useful to check variation in program implementation. A comparative study johanna gustafsson academy of business, engineering and science.
Design, use, and comparative advantages, andrew bennett 27 3 case study methods in international political economy, john s. Doing comparative case study research in urban and. The fundamental intent of a comparative case study development of knowledgeapplies equally in the natural and social sciences, with the latter incorporating qualitative analysis in a. The success case method scm involves identifying the most and least successful cases in a program and examining them in detail. Rather than believing that one must choose to align with one paradigm or the other, i advocate a paradigm of choices. The purpose of the study, the type and number of participants required, and the time frame of the study were explained via email. Besides discussing case study design, data collection, and analysis, the refresher addresses several key features of case study research.
Case study methodology has long been a contested terrain in social sciences research which is characterized by varying, sometimes opposing, approaches espoused by many research methodologists. How useful is the case study method at various stages of theorybuilding. Multiple cases involve replicating a similar case study methodology or approach in more than one context. When it comes to method, the majority agreement is that there is no methodology peculiar to comparative research. As an observational method, a comparative analysis examines the variables in a given period to gain substantial results. A comparative case study of two communities this dissertation examines the question of how communities understand their risk related to global economic and environmental problems and how communities respond to those risks. Comparing things is one way to know what to improve in various aspects.
Researchers who have contributed to the development of case study research come from diverse disciplines with different philosophical perspectives, resulting in a variety of definitions and approaches. Six different risk analysis methods have been chosen to represent different types of methods. Aug 05, 2016 comparative case studies lesley bartlett and fran vavrus case study methodology is widely used across multiple disciplines and fields. Case studies are most useful at the theorytesting stage.
Six types of case studies the atheoretical, interpretative, hypothesisgenerating, theoryconfirming, theoryinfirming, and deviant case analyses are distinguished, and their theoretical value is analyzed. A case study research design usually involves qualitative methods, but quantitative methods are sometimes also used. Medical fields use the comparative study as a method of gathering and analyzing data. A brief description a case study is an indepth examination, often undertaken over time, of a single case such as a policy, programme, intervention site, implementation process or participant. A comparative case study approach in order to facilitate the extraction of data that would most satisfactorily addresses my research question, i chose to use a comparative case study approach. A case study is a detailed study of a specific subject, such as a person, group, place, event, organization, or phenomenon. To facilitate case selection, comparative researchers often rely on millian methods. The instrument used to collect the data, including methods implemented to maintain validity and reliability of the. A practical guide to the comparative case study method. A practical guide to the comparative case study method in political psychology juliet kaarbo university of kansas ryan k. Comparative case study an overview sciencedirect topics.
Verifying a signature architecture a comparative case study. This is a pdf file of an unedited manuscript that has. Comparative study of risk analysis methods from a fire safety perspective a. The comparative method political science, uc berkeley. Verifying a signature architecture a comparative case study david basin 1, hironobu kuruma 2, kunihiko miyazaki2, kazuo takaragi, burkhart wol. The results of this study should provide more clarity for ip rights holders, domain name stakeholders and policy makers. A case study is a story about something unique, special, or interestingstories can be about individuals, organizations, processes, programs, neighborhoods, institutions, and even events. Applying comparative case study methodology, the researchers examine, compare and contrast a relatively small number of cases, and determine the significant features of the phenomenon. Estimating the effect of californias tobacco control program alberto abadie,alexisdiamond, and jens hainmueller building on an idea in abadie and gardeazabal 2003, this article investigates the application of synthetic control methods to comparative. Examining the organizational use of social networking sites. Setting priorities for comparative effectiveness research.
Comparative research, simply put, is the act of comparing two or more things with a view to discovering something about one or all of the things being compared. The current paper is the product of this decisionmaking process. Next, we propose a new approach the comparative case study approach that attends simultaneously to global, national, and local dimensions of case based research. Request pdf a practical guide to the comparative case study method the case study, as a method of inquiry, is particularly suited to the field of political psychology. Methodology in comparative studies peter johan lor.
Case selection is an incredibly important matter for comparative case study research, and if you select the wrong cases you might be unable to make any causal inferences. Comparative case studies are a nonexperimental impact evaluation design, which involves the analysis and synthesis of the similarities, differences and patterns across two or more cases that share a common focus, in order to answer causal questions. Use of comparative case study methodology for us public heal. Method of difference most similar case study compare cases with same attributes but different outcomes.
Comparative research methods frank esser university of zurich, switzerland rens vliegenthart university of amsterdam, the netherlands introduction. Another way of checking if results match the program theory is to use a comparative case study. Comparative politics and the comparative method american. The geographical area where the study was conducted, the study design and the population and sample are described. A single case study over time is often used as a theory confirming or infirming. Case studies are commonly used in social, educational, clinical, and business research.
The case was certified by the court as a class action. Comparative case studies involve the analysis and synthesis of the. Stake emphasized a focus on meaning, stating that the. The central argument will be that a coherent framework of theoretical. Single case studies allow you to go deeply into a particular case and to study from multiple perspectives. Case study methodology has developed in the direction of eclecticism and pragmatism. It is also important to determine whether to do a single case study or multiple case studies.
This development has been advocated by, among others, michael quinn patton 1990. Approaches to the study of comparative education awolola 1986 identified eight approaches to the study of comparative education. The environment may reduce air pollution, decreasing asthma and emphysema. I had the chance not only to weigh the instrumentality of case study for my dissertation research but also to decide which approach to case study would best fit my epistemological orientation as an emerging researcher.
International and comparative librarianship, chapter 4 draft 2011 04 20 page 1 chapter 4 methodology in comparative studies concern here is the im comparative research how m policy trade litton 1983. For the researcher new to using case study, such variety can create a confusing platform for its application. They could be used to find out how a disease is more prominent to a specific population than another. A comparative case study is a research approach to formulate or assess generalizations that extend across multiple cases. Despite being one of the most frequently used qualitative research methodologies in educational research, the methodologists do not have a full consensus on the design and implementation of case study. Sprinz and yael wolinsky 6 i case study methods 2 case study methods. This report seeks to provide an overview of the methods of comparative research, institutions doing comparative research, comparative research papers. The major outcome of this study is the systematic development of a social sustainability assessment tool based on. Case is often used in an obfuscating sense and may be defined as place, as institution, as study participants, as unit of analysis, as concept, or even as variable. Comparative study of risk analysis methods from a fire.
Sep 20, 20 case study methodology in business research jan dul and tony hak amsterdam boston heidelberg london new york oxford paris san diego san francisco singapore sydney tokyo butterworthheinemann is an imprint of elsevier. Yet there is little training in political science, and even less in psychology, on how to do. Case study methodology is very popular as a research method in different fields of science. It is argued that the case study method is closely related to the comparative method. Health care systems can also be adversely affected by new disease such as hivaids or civil unrest. Clarify the keqs and purpose of the study to determine whether a.
The methodology adopted followed the comparative case study analysis, a method which is widely used across various disciplines and areas of research goodrick, 2014. A comparative study johanna gustafsson academy of business, engineering and science halmstad university halmstad, sweden keywords. This technique often utilizes multiple disciplines in one study. This chapter focuses on the comparative case study approaches referred to in the part iv introduction table titled features of four methodological approaches as focused case comparisons and aggregate case comparisons. Case studies are appropriate when there is a unique or interesting story to be told. Each case study submission is limited to 3 pages in pdf format. Comparative research is a method of analyzing and comparing different populations and how they differ from each other. Nongovernmental organizations and commercialization in.
However, this did not end the disagreement as to the status of the comparative method. Their purpose is to understand how the phenomenon varies under different circumstances. First, an abbreviated definition of a case study will help identify the circumstances when you might choose to use the case study method instead of or as a complement to some other research method. The comparative case study examines in rich detail the context and features of two or more instances of specific phenomena. This finding is in obvious contrast with the current. For the researcher new to using case study, such variety can create a. Synthetic control methods for comparative case studies. The fundamental intent of a comparative case studydevelopment of knowledgeapplies equally in the natural and social sciences, with the latter incorporating qualitative analysis in a discursive mode as well as the quantitative and positivist modes of the sciences. Examining the organizational use of social networking sites thesis. In chapter 3 the relationship between metatheory, methodology and method was examined.
Yet there is little training in political science, and even less in psychology, on. It can help the researcher to ascend from the initial level of exploratory case studies to a more advanced level of general theoretical models, invariances, such as causality or evolution. Design, use, and comparative advantages andrew bennett there is a growing consensus among social scientists that research programs advance more effectively through the iterative or collaborative use of different research methods than through the use of any one method alone. Whether you are aiming to attain a personal goal or attempting to find a solution to a certain task, you can accomplish it by knowing how to conduct a comparative study.
This interpretive, qualitative comparative case study identifies why each organization decided to use bebo, what it intended to achieve, whether bebo helped each organization to achieve its goals and objectives, and the challenges and opportunities for developing authentic and interactive dialogue faced by each organization with its intended. The case study, as a method of inquiry, is particularly suited to the field of political psychology. Pdf a practical guide to the comparative case study method in. A practical guide to the comparative case study method in. Comparative study the comparative method is often used in the early stages of the development of a branch of science. Research methodology applied to a comparative case study of. The case studies shall demonstrate an agile methodology and adherence to practices found within the us digital service playbook. Research methodology applied to a comparative case study of the. Beasley baker university the case study, as a method of inquiry, is particularly suited to the field of political psychology. Yin 2004 has described case study methodology as a distinctive means of empirical enquiry particularly. A case study is defined by adelman, et al 1980 as the study of an instance in action. Yin, merriam, and stake abstract case study methodology has long been a contested terrain in social sciences research which is characterized by varying, sometimes opposing, approaches espoused by many research methodologists. Case study, single case study, multiple case studies paper type.
Yet there is little training in political science, and even less in psychology, on how to do case study research. The lead author gained access to both sites by obtaining permission from the school administrator. A case study on construction materials was conducted to illustrate the implementation of the method using case specific firsthand data. The result has been an intellectual crossfertilization of great benefit to the comparative method. Quoters must include the following details for each case study submission.
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