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  1. Comparative Case Studies: An Innovative Approach

    In this article, we argue for a new approach—the comparative case study approach—that attends simultaneously to macro, meso, and micro dimensions of case-based research. The approach engages ...

  2. Comparative Case Studies: Methodological Discussion

    Comparative Case Studies have been suggested as providing effective tools to understanding policy and practice along three different axes of social scientific research, namely horizontal (spaces), vertical (scales), and transversal (time). The chapter, first, sketches the methodological basis of case-based research in comparative studies as a ...

  3. Comparative Research Methods

    Mono-national case studies can contribute to comparative research if they are composed with a larger framework in mind and follow the Method of Structured, Focused Comparison (George & Bennett, 2005 ).

  4. Comparative Case Study Analysis

    Comparative Case Study Analysis This page deals with the set of methods used in comparative case study analysis, which focuses on comparing a small or medium number of cases and qualitative data. Structured case study comparisons are a way to leverage theoretical lessons from particular cases and elicit general insights from a population of phenomena that share certain characteristics. The ...

  5. What Is a Case Study?

    A case study is a detailed study of a specific subject, such as a person, group, place, event, organization, or phenomenon. Case studies are commonly used in social, educational, clinical, and business research. A case study research design usually involves qualitative methods, but quantitative methods are sometimes also used.

  6. Comparative case studies

    Comparative case studies are undertaken over time and emphasize comparison within and across contexts. Comparative case studies may be selected when it is not feasible to undertake an experimental design and/or when there is a need to understand and explain how features within the context influence the success of programme or policy initiatives.

  7. Case Studies and Theory Development: The Method of ...

    In this way the investigator can move beyond a preoccupation with the single case study to comparative case studies—what Lijphart and others refer to as the method of "controlled comparison," which Eckstein, given his focus on the different uses of single case studies, fails to discuss.

  8. case selection and the comparative method: introducing the case

    Similarly, in case study designs temporal information often supplies useful variation; however, the primary source of variation in comparative designs derives from the across case comparisons.

  9. Comparative Case Study Research

    Summary. Case studies in the field of education often eschew comparison. However, when scholars forego comparison, they are missing an important opportunity to bolster case studies' theoretical generalizability. Scholars must examine how disparate epistemologies lead to distinct kinds of qualitative research and different notions of comparison.

  10. Case Study Method: A Step-by-Step Guide for Business Researchers

    Abstract Qualitative case study methodology enables researchers to conduct an in-depth exploration of intricate phenomena within some specific context. By keeping in mind research students, this article presents a systematic step-by-step guide to conduct a case study in the business discipline. Research students belonging to said discipline face issues in terms of clarity, selection, and ...

  11. Comparison in Qualitative Research

    Summary Comparison is a valuable and widely touted analytical technique in social research, but different disciplines and fields have markedly different notions of comparison. There are at least two important logics for comparison. The first, the logic of juxtaposition, is guided by a neopositivist orientation. It uses a regularity theory of causation; it structures the study by defining cases ...

  12. Comparative Case Study

    A comparative case study refers to a research method that involves comparing multiple cases to develop explanations or generalizations. It combines elements of both case study and comparative methods, utilizing various tools and data sources to analyze the cases and draw insights. The depth of analysis may vary depending on the purpose of the ...

  13. Comparative case study analysis

    Structured case study comparisons are a way to leverage theoretical lessons from particular cases and elicit general insights from a population of phenomena that share certain characteristics. The chapter discusses variable-oriented analysis (guided by frameworks), formal concept analysis and qualitative comparative analysis. It goes on to ...

  14. Comparative Case Study

    A comparative case study (CCS) is defined as 'the systematic comparison of two or more data points ("cases") obtained through use of the case study method' (Kaarbo and Beasley 1999, p. 372). A case may be a participant, an intervention site, a programme or a policy. Case studies have a long history in the social sciences, yet for a long ...

  15. PDF Comparative Case Studies: Methodological Discussion

    The chapter, first, sketches the methodological basis of case-based research in comparative studies as a point of departure, also highlighting the requirements in comparative research. In what follows, second, the chapter focuses on presenting and discussing recent developments in scholarship to provide insights on how comparative researchers, espe-cially those investigating educational policy ...

  16. Full article: Doing comparative case study research in urban and

    Based on a review of EU-funded projects in the field of territorial cohesion, we discuss minimum standards of comparative case study research. These standards encompass the theoretical framework of the study, the objective of comparison, questions regarding the ambition to generalize, the case study selection strategy, and potential trade-offs.

  17. (PDF) The case study as a type of qualitative research

    Learn how to conduct and analyze a case study as a qualitative research method. Download the PDF article from ResearchGate and explore related topics.

  18. Comparative case studies

    Comparative case studies are another way of checking if results match the program theory. Each context and environment is different. The comparative case study can help the evaluator check whether the program theory holds for each different context and environment. If implementation differs, the reasons and results can be recorded.

  19. Methodologic and Data-Analysis Triangulation in Case Studies: A Scoping

    Case study research is defined as "an empirical method that investigates a contemporary phenomenon (the 'case') in depth and within its real-world context, especially when the boundaries between phenomenon and context may not be clearly evident. ... As a result, the conclusions on neither the comparisons nor the contradictions could be ...

  20. Comparative Studies

    Like case studies, they are sensitive to the details of particular countries, institutions and/or policies but, in addition, they demand the intellectual discipline inherent in comparative studies. The dimensions of comparison must be addressed, similarities and differences identified, and some effort made to account for the contrasts observed.

  21. Street Tree Inventory: A Case Study Comparing Systematic Sampling vs

    Study Area. Piracicaba is a medium-sized city located in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo. The city has an overall area of 221 km 2, a human population of 356,743 (1,614 people/km 2), and 1,575 km of public streets (IBGE 2010; IPPLAP 2015).The study area covers only the most densely urbanized area of Piracicaba (22°39′23″S and 22°46′51″S, 47°34′49″W and 47°42′16″W), which ...

  22. Unveiling the potential of machine learning approaches in ...

    The Sung et al. 26 study led to the development of a stroke severity index. Chin et al.'s 27 study examined the effectiveness of an automated technique for early ischemic stroke detection. Using ...

  23. Comparative case study on NAMs: towards enhancing specific ...

    Comparison with animal studies. In a final step, the data acquired from targeted protein and transcriptomics analyses were compared with known in vivo observations. ... Case Studies Project offers a platform where comprehensive information on case studies, such as consideration documents capturing learnings and lessons from the review ...