Case Studies
by Nhat Pham
1. Exploratory
1.1. Explore/Describe an issue
1.2. Can develop theory
1.3. Can build understandings around casual relationships
1.4. Help defite the research questions
1.5. Preliminary to a larger question
2. The multi-case study
2.1. Any case studies can be multi-case study
2.2. Increasing diversity
2.3. Looking for patterns and strengthen theory
2.4. Providing insight into the effects
3. Explanatory
3.1. Explains a phenomenon or event
3.2. Often a how/why question
3.3. Example:
4. Descriptive
4.1. Describes a community/context/intervention
4.2. Example: