1. S-529 Case Study Research Methods
Class Session 5
02/26/2016
Irene A. Liefshitz, Ed.D

2. S-529 Case Study Research Methods Class Session 5: Welcome
DO NOW
AGENDA
Compose a tentative title for your case study.
Welcome
Class Community
Methods Mini-Lecture
*BONUS for creativity and/or staying under 140 characters.
Project Workshop
Break
Carter Case Study Discussion
Closure .

3. Class Community
S-529 Case Study Research Methods
02/26/2016

4. S-529 Case Study Research Methods Class Session 5: Class Community
FEEDBACK FROM LAST CLASS

5. Data Collection
S-529 Case Study Research Methods
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6. S-529 Case Study Research Methods Class Session 5: Data Collection
Thinking of what data to collect is an ESSENTIAL component of CSR design
Yin: 5 components of CSR design
Case study questions
Propositions (if any)
Units of analysis & case selection
Logic linking data to propositions
Criteria for interpreting findings

7. S-529 Case Study Research Methods Class Session 5: Data Collection
4) Linking data with propositions:
What do I need to know?
What kind of data can get me the answers to what I need to know?
What do I need to consider as I collect data?

8. S-529 Case Study Research Methods Class Session 5: Data Collection
Linking data with propositions: What do I need to know?
Yin
Case Study Protocol questions
Five levels of Case Study Protocol questions
Level 1: questions of specific data source
Level 2: questions of the individual case
Level 3: questions of findings across cases
Level 4: questions of entire study
Level 5: questions beyond study
George & Bennett
Phase 1/Task 5: Formulation of data requirements & general questions
Specification of data
Systematic data collection
“general questions”

9. S-529 Case Study Research Methods Class Session 5: Data Collection
Linking data with propositions: What kind of data can get me the answers to what I need to know?
Yin’s six sources of data
documentation, archival records, interviews (extended, short form, questionnaire/survey), direct observation, participant observation, physical artifacts
Gillham
Quantitative data’s relevance or centrality to your study
Descriptive data
Inferential data
Carter’s use of quantitative data:
What is it (sources and type)?
What kind of interpretation does she provide?
Is this data central, relevant, or not very useful to her study?

10. S-529 Case Study Research Methods Class Session 5: Data Collection
Linking data with propositions: What do I need to consider as I collect data?
Yin: training & expertise
CSR “desired skills and values”
Case Study Protocol
4 principles of data collection (for reliability and construct validity)
Avoiding bias
Ethical standards as professional competence
Simons: studying others and studying self
Studying others
Purpose of studying individuals
Portrayals of others
Studying our self
“main instrument of data collection”
Subjectivity
Recommendations for making reflexivity visible
Carter’s portrayal of individuals & her subjectivity/reflexivity
Deeper understanding of case; relevance; high stakes; ethical dimensions

11. Project Workshop
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12. S-529 Case Study Research Methods Class Session 5: Project Workshop
Introduction
Workshop partners
Protocol
Partner work
Closure
Insights, reflections
Next steps
Partner shout out 

13. Stubborn Roots
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14. Closure
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15. FEEDBACK!!!!!!! S-529 Case Study Research Methods
Class Session 5: Closure
NEXT CLASS: 03/04/2016 (Causal Inference)
Group will post guiding questions for the 1st part of our case study discussion (Lewis-McCoy) on Monday
Ethics/Politics: Xiaochuan & Didar
Post reading by 5pm Monday
FEEDBACK!!!!!!!