case studies

Question 1

strengths

Answer 1

1. provides rich insight of the studies individual/ group and can capture the chance and dynamic of the variables over time which allows for cause and effect to be more accurately established
2. necessary to conduct as it can be unethical or impractical to manipulate some of the variables being investigated
3. helpful in stimulating new research if results are valuable

Question 2

weaknesses

Answer 2

1. time-consuming to conduct (over a long period of time) and to analyse
2. difficult and even almost impossible to replicate a study and it is so unique that it is difficult to generalise
3. when qualitative data is used there is the risk for researcher bias in the data collection and interpretation phase

Question 3

What is a case study?

Answer 3

An in-depth investigation of a single individual, group or institution

Question 4

What is a longitudinal study?

Answer 4

studies that repeated investigation of the variables over a long period of time