Case Study Method (Farida)

Case Study Method (Farida)

Examples

Sociology

This is the classic case study of Anna, a young child raised in extreme isolation and the effect of this isolation on her psych-social development.

Psychology

What happens to a person who loses track of their own age?

Geology

Can volcanoes be classified by comparing volcanic deposits to observations of historic eruptions?

Biology

How does one track a deadly hereditary killer?

Description

Observes Behaviour/Experiences

Data recorded by outside observer

Psychological test results

Interviews

Observations

Family History

Medical Records

Biographical Data

In-depth descriptive record

Descriptive type of Study

Non-Experimental

Limitations

Data collected:retrospective, past event recollections-->Problems inherent to memory

provided bydifferent people:Important details left out

Involove single individle: Not representative to group/population

Conditions not controlled

Cause-effect conclusions not drawn

Not explanatory method

Strengths

Useful for noexperimental studies

help study single instances of physical phenomenon

help understand social factor: Individual development behaviour.

gives detailed phenomenal contextual view