Chapter 1: Research Methods: Single Case Study

<p>To think about all the cases and consider the overall plan and organization</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The number of cases studied</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A noun, a thing, an entity</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To understand the case itself</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is a specific entity with working parts</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To select a specific entity as a representative of a larger phenomenon</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It shapes the activity and interpretation of the case</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Systemicity</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The case as a whole</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A case is a specific entity, while a function is a general concept</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To understand the case's interactions with its environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Its patterns and coherence</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Its systemicity or lack thereof</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To produce a portrayal of the case for others to see</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It operates in real-time and acts purposively</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To gather data for a multiple case study analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is necessary for understanding the case's effects</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>To gather data on a case</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A single case study focuses on one case, while a multiple case study focuses on multiple cases</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because other cases provide context and understanding for the single case</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To design and interpret educational research</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A collection of cases with a common characteristic or condition</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To understand the quintain, which is the collective target of the cases</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Quintain</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The focus of the study shifts from the case to the quintain</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The focus on selected variables in each case</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To watch, see, listen, question, probe, and finally analyze and organize his direct experience</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Phenomenon</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It facilitates the dialogue between researchers</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To gain a deeper understanding of each individual case</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The quintain is the collective target of the cases, and the cases are embedded in the quintain</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The number of cases being studied</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The relationships between cases and the quintain</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Determining what is worth knowing about the quintain and cases</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To use the case as a means to understand the quintain</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It allows for a deep understanding of the local situation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is the whole that is comprised of the individual cases</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The emphasis on the quintain versus the individual cases</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It allows for the comparison of multiple cases</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To understand the quintain and its relationships with the individual cases</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Deciding what is worth knowing about the quintain and cases</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>On the particular and situational</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It was as influential as Napoleon's decisions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It oversimplifies the complexity of human behavior.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By describing the sequence and coincidence of events in context.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It provides a framework for comparing cases across different settings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To develop a comprehensive understanding of the case.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The need for certified music teachers in schools.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A case study is a process of inquiry, while a case record is a product of that inquiry.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To identify the binding concept or idea that holds the cases together.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To identify patterns and themes across multiple cases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The research questions are sometimes applicable to individual cases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To initiate a healthy process of critical reflection within the organization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Research questions are conceptual questions, while issues are information questions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It may pay too little attention to what binds the cases together.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To initiate a healthy process of critical reflection within the organization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The individual cases have their own research questions that are separate from the multicase study.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It allows for a deeper understanding of the quintain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To serve as prompts for deeper reflection and exploration of the operation of the program</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Etic issues are brought in from outside, while emic issues are found in the field</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To consider the broader implications and relationships beyond the particular case</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It provides a framework for understanding the relationships between ordinary practice and academic disciplines</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The issue questions serve as prompts for deeper reflection and the findings are the assertions made based on the data analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A multicase study involves multiple cases, while a single-case study involves only one case</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To arrange to study cases in terms of their own situational issues</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To make assertions about the binding</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The foreshadowed problems are the concerns that lead to the issue questions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It illustrates the evolution of a research question from the particular to the general</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To seek out compelling uniqueness and understand the context of each case</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Formalized questions that imply causality</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To raise awareness of the impact of social justice issues on the context of each case</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A contractual agreement to explore the complexities of the quintain</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Particular information that raises little debate</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To understand the complexities of the case and its relationships</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Based on a view that social phenomena, human dilemmas, and the nature of cases are situational</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The examination of interrelated activities and forces, but without a focus on causal explanation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To understand the complexities of the case and its relationships</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It reveals experiential knowledge, which is important to understanding the quintain</p> Signup and view all the answers