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Who wants to be a Ca$e $tudy Qualitative

Re$earcher ?

Our Our first contestant is first contestant is Nikki, a researcher Nikki, a researcher wannabe, wannabe,

who is now workingwho is now working on a on a M.Ed. at the University Alaska M.Ed. at the University Alaska

AnchorageAnchorage

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3 Credits

What is a case study?

D.D. All of the aboveAll of the above

A. A research processB. A bounded system or unit of analysis selected for study C. The end report of a case investigation

What is a case study?

A.A. A research processA research processB.B. A bounded system or unit of analysis A bounded system or unit of analysis

selected for studyselected for studyC.C. The end report of a case investigationThe end report of a case investigation

D. All of the aboveD. All of the above

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In case studies, a "boundedsystem" is key. What does that mean?

D. The researcher must study all of the events and people who are within a system.  

A. A study has limits, or bounds, so that you know what will and will not be studied.

B. The study is bound by a code of ethics.

C. As a researcher, you are duty bound to

draw generalizations from the study.

In case studies, a "bounded system" is key. What does that mean?

B.B. The study is bound by a code of ethics.The study is bound by a code of ethics.C.C. As a researcher, you are duty bound to draw As a researcher, you are duty bound to draw

generalizations from the study.generalizations from the study.D.D. The researcher must study all of the events The researcher must study all of the events

and people who are within a system. and people who are within a system. 

A.A. A study has limits, or bounds, so that youA study has limits, or bounds, so that youknow what will and will not be studied.know what will and will not be studied.

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You are now 3 answers away!

In a case study, *one* single case may be studied because

D. Your graduate committee said so.

A. There may only be one case available.

B. The researcher has a reason to learn more about a particular case.

C. It is more economical and practical; thus better for many short-term studies.

TIMES UP!

In a case study, *one* singlecase may be studied because

D. Your graduate committee said so.

A. There may only be one case available.

B. The researcher has a reason to learn more about a particular case.

C. It is more economical and practical; thus better for many short-term studies.

In a case study, *one* single case may be studied because

A. There may only be one case available.A. There may only be one case available.

C. It is more economical and practical;C. It is more economical and practical; thus better for many short-term studies.thus better for many short-term studies.D. Your graduate committee said so.D. Your graduate committee said so.

B. B. The researcher The researcher has a reason to learnhas a reason to learn more about a particular case.more about a particular case.

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Going for TWELVE Graduate Credits in Qualitative

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You are two answers awayfrom 15 credit hours

in Qualitative Research!

What kind of case study is undertaken in order to gain insightinto an issue or to refine a theory?

D. An interesting case study

A. An intrinsic case study

B. An intellectual case study

C. An instrumental case study

What kind of case study is undertaken in order to gain insight

into an issue or to refine a theory?

A.A. An intrinsic case studyAn intrinsic case studyB.B. An intellectual case studyAn intellectual case study

D.D. An interesting case studyAn interesting case study C.C. An instrumental case study An instrumental case study

Is that your final answer?

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Are you ready to play for 15 Credits?You are one question away!!

Which adjective is used often to describe case studies?

D. Interesting

A. Descriptive

B. Sparse

C. Logical

Which adjective is used often to describe case studies?

B.B. SparseSparseC.C. LogicalLogicalD.D. InterestingInteresting

A.A. DescriptiveDescriptive

Is that your final answer?

You have EARNED15 Graduate Credits!

Congratulations!!Nikki!

You are a certified qualitative researcher using the case study method.

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Awakenings” starring Robert DeNiro and Robin Williams with Awakenings” starring Robert DeNiro and Robin Williams with Julie Kavner as the nurse this Thursday onJulie Kavner as the nurse this Thursday on

QBC at 8 p.m.estQBC at 8 p.m.est A new doctor finds himself with a ward full of comatose patients. A new doctor finds himself with a ward full of comatose patients.

He is disturbed by them and the fact that they have been comatoseHe is disturbed by them and the fact that they have been comatose

for decades with no hope of any cure. When he finds a possible for decades with no hope of any cure. When he finds a possible

chemical cure he gets permission to try it on one of them. Whenchemical cure he gets permission to try it on one of them. When

the first patient awakes, he is now an adult having gone into a the first patient awakes, he is now an adult having gone into a

coma in his early teens. The film then delights in the new awareness of the coma in his early teens. The film then delights in the new awareness of the patients and then on the reactions of of their relatives to the patients and then on the reactions of of their relatives to the

changes in the newly awakened.changes in the newly awakened.

Plot Outline: A boy develops a disease so rare that nobody is working on a cure, so his

father decides to learn all about it and tackle the problem himself.

Cast overview: Nick Nolte Susan Sarandon Peter Ustinov Kathleen Wilhoit

Who wants to be a Ca$e $tudy Qualitative

Re$earcher ?

Our next researcher wannabe is Lisa, who hails from the city of Seattle and is also studying at UAA.

Going for THREE Graduate Credits in Qualitative

Research

3 Credits

How is a case study different than other qualitative

research methods?

D. It is more time-consuming.D. It is more time-consuming.

A.A. It is more contextual.It is more contextual. B.B. It is more descriptive. It is more descriptive.

C.C. It is more informative. It is more informative.

How is a case study different than other qualitative

research methods?

B.B. It is more descriptive.It is more descriptive.C.C. It is more informative.It is more informative.D.D. It is more time-consuming.It is more time-consuming.

A.A. It is more contextual.It is more contextual.

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What is not a characteristic of case studies?

D. Too detachedD. Too detached

A. Too influenced by researcher’s bias

B. Too detailed

C. Too long

What is not a characteristic of case studies?

A.A. Too influenced by researcher’s biasToo influenced by researcher’s biasB.B. Too detailedToo detailedC.C. Too longToo long

D. Too detachedD. Too detached

Final answer?

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What type of case study focuses on the constructs of society and socialization when studying educational phenomena?

D.D. Historical Historical

A. Ethnographic B. Psychological C. Sociological

What type of case study focuses on the constructs of society and socialization when studying educational phenomena?

A.A. EthnographicEthnographicB.B. PsychologicalPsychological

D.D. HistoricalHistoricalC.C. SociologicalSociological

Final?

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Going for TWELVE Graduate Credits in Qualitative

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Two answers away!

Which kind of case study uses descriptive data to illustrate, support, or challenge theoretical assumptions held prior to data gathering?

D.D. InstrumentalInstrumental

A. Descriptive

B. InterpretiveC. Evaluative

Which kind of case study uses descriptive data to illustrate, support, or challenge theoretical assumptions held prior to data gathering?

B.B. DescriptiveDescriptiveC.C. EvaluativeEvaluativeD.D. InstrumentalInstrumental

A. Interpretative

Final?

You did it again! You now have 12 Credits and all 3 of your lifelines!

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Going for FIFTEEN Graduate Credits in Qualitative

Research

You are one question away from15 Credits!

Which of the following is not an an area appropriate for a case study?

D.D. The Welfare to Work program in The Welfare to Work program in Kansas City.Kansas City.

A. Determining why standardized testing is ineffective.

B. The bilingual education program in the Los Angeles Unified School District. C. Ten students participating in an 8-week experiential learning program.

Ok audience…please write A,B, C, or D on the notecards in front of you.

Which of the following is not an area appropriate for a case study?

B.B. The bilingual education program in the The bilingual education program in the Los Angeles Unified School District.Los Angeles Unified School District.

C.C. Ten students participating in anTen students participating in an 8-week experiential learning program.8-week experiential learning program.D.D. The Welfare to Work program inThe Welfare to Work program in Kansas City.Kansas City.

A.A. Determining why standardized testing Determining why standardized testing is ineffective.is ineffective.

F A?

15 Graduate Credits!Congratulations!!

LISA!You are a certified qualitative

researcher using the case study method.

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ABC television

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