Discuss the extent to which findings can be generalized from a single case study

Question 1

Normally…

Answer 1

• it is not possible to generalize from a study with few participants

Question 2

Sometimes it is possible if… (3)

Answer 2

• inferential generalization: applied to other similar settings
• theoretical generalization: if the patterns from one case study can be repeated, the theory derived from the case study is robust
• researchers have provided rich description of the case