Case Studies Case Study Research 5

Question 1

A researcher shares draft case findings with the people who were studied to check accuracy. This procedure is called:

Accepted Answer

Member checking

Answer

Member checking (reviewing drafts with informants) helps verify factual accuracy and strengthens construct validity.

Question 2

Which is a recognized weakness of documentary evidence in case studies?

Accepted Answer

Documents may reflect the unknown bias of their authors

Answer

Documents were written for other purposes and audiences, so author bias may go undetected.

Question 3

An ethics board asks how case participants will be protected. Which practice best addresses confidentiality when the case organization is easily identifiable?

Accepted Answer

Anonymizing individuals and negotiating what identifying details may be published

Answer

Case studies of identifiable sites require anonymizing informants and agreeing on which identifying details can appear.

Question 4

A time-series analysis in case study research examines:

Accepted Answer

How trends in the case's events over time match theoretically predicted trends

Answer

Time-series analysis traces events chronologically and compares them against predicted trends or rival trends.

Question 5

Which reporting structure presents the same case evidence from the perspectives of different theories or stakeholder viewpoints?

Accepted Answer

Comparative structure

Answer

A comparative structure repeats the case description under alternative frameworks to compare how each explains the evidence.

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Case Studies Case Study Research 5