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Case studies
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Sources for case studies
Interviews
School records
and
medical records
Interviews with teachers/family/managers/co-workers
Attitude questionnaires
Psychometric tests
Physiological measures
(MRI scans)
Tests of clinical symptoms
Observations
of participants
Diaries letters
or other
biographical information
Strengths of case studies
Investigate a
unique characteristic
Triangulate data
(different methods to gather data) so high in validity
Mainly
qualitative
data so stays rich
Ecological Valid
as the focus is on real life
Weaknesses of case studies
A
relationship
is built so
subjectivity
is hard to maintain reducing the
validity
- researcher effects
Validity
reduced if being asked to recall the past
Studies are
unique
so cannot really be generalised
Difficult to
replicate
Cannot establish
cause
and
effect
Ethical issues