Case study

Case study involves the intensive investigation of the particular case or an individual.

1. JSS MAHAVIDYAPETA
JSS INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION (B.Ed.), COLLEGE
SAKALESHPUR, HASSAN
SUBJECT-CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE
SEMINAR ON
CASE STUDY
Presented By, Guided by,
Ms. Supriya B. K Dr. Dinesh M. K &Dr. VikramC. B
1
st
semester (B.Ed.) Assistant professor
Student trainee Department of education
JSS institute of education JSS institute ofeducation (B.Ed.)
Sakleshpur, Hassan College, Sakleshpur, Hassan.

2. Contents
Introduction
Meaning,definition
Characteristicfeatures
Stageofdiagnosis
Stageoftreatment
Stepsinvolvedincasestudy
Merits
limitations
Conclusion
References

3. Introduction
Casestudyisaformofqualitativedescriptiveresearchthatisusedtolookat
individuals,asmallgroupofparticipants,oragroupasawhole.
Thisisqualitativemethodofstudyemphasizesdetailedcontextualanalysisof
alimitednumberofeventsorconditionsandtheirrelationships.
Researchershaveusedthecasestudyresearchmethodformanyyearsacrossa
varietyofdisciplines.
Casestudiescanbeusedinavarietyoffieldsincludingpsychology,medicine,
education,anthropology,politicalscienceandsocialwork.

4. Meaning and definition
Acasestudyisanin-depthstudyofoneperson,group,orevent.
Casestudyinvolvestheintensiveinvestigationoftheparticularcaseoran
individual.
Acaseisaresearchstrategyandanempiricalinquirythatinvestigates
phenomenonwithinitsreal-lifecontext.(Yin)
Casestudyisacomprehensivestudyofasocialunit,beitaperson,agroupof
persons,aninstitution,acommunityorafamily.(PVYoung)

5. Characteristic features
Thismethodisapplicabletoanindividualcaseoraninstitution.
Thismethodinvolvesaclinicianandanindividualhaving
behavioralproblemsoraninstitutionwithsomeproblems.
Thismethodemploysthemethodofdiagnosisandmethodof
treatment.
Casestudycarriedoutundertwostagesnamelystageofdiagnosis
andstateoftreatment.

6. Stage of diagnosis
Inthefirststage,thecliniciandiagnosisthebehavioralproblemsby
collectingdetailedinformation,analyzingandinterpretingit.
Thecompleteinformationofpasthistoryandpresentconditionis
collected.
Theinformationiscollectedfromvarioussourcesviz.,fromhisparents,
hisfriends,neighbors,doctor,teacher,peergroupetc.
Thefollowinginformationiscollectedtoanalyzethecausesforaproblem
inanindividual.
Preliminaryinformation-Name,age,sex,parent’sage,education,
occupation,income,numberofchildreninafamily,socio-economicstatus.
Pasthistory-Familyhistory,individual’shealthhistory,relationbetween
parentsandthechild,relationwithothermembersinfamily,previous
educationrecordetc.

7. Presentcondition-someinformationabouttheseaspects
i.Physical-medicalexaminationreport.
ii.Cognitive-generalmentalability,IQ,specialabilities.
iii.Social-Homeenvironment,socialenvironmentinschool,homeand
neighborhood,relationwithpeergroupandfriends.
iv.Emotional-stable/unstable,anxiety,temperament,frustration,stressetc.
v.Interests-personal,social,vocationalinterests.
vi.Schoolachievement-positioninschool,specialachievementsetc.
vii.Personalitytype-introvert/Extrovert/Ambivertetc.
Thecompleteanddetailedstudyofacasemayinvolvetheuseof
observation,interview,medicalexamination,useofvarioustestsof
intelligence,personality,aptitudeandinterest.

8. Stage of treatment
Bygivingthetreatmentcliniciantriestobringachangeinthebehavior
ofaclientsohemayadjustwelltohisenvironment.
Thereforetreatmentinvolveschangesinthebehavioroftheclient.
Thisispossiblebymodifyingtheenvironmentinwhichtheclientlives.

9. Steps involved in case study
1.Identificationanddefiningaproblem.
2.Collectionofdatafromdifferentsources.
3.Descriptiveanalysisofdata.
4.Identifyingthecausesfortheproblem.
5.Suggestingandplanningremedialmeasures.
6.Implementingremedialprogramme.
7.Evaluationofremedialprogrammeandfollowupwork.
Developmentalcasestudiesareconductedbyfollowinga
longitudinalapproachorcrosssectionalapproach.

10. Merits
Itprovidescomprehensiveandcompleteinformationaboutanindividual’s
behaviorinrelationtohisenvironment.
Itisbestmethodfordiagnosticstudyofthecases.
Itprovidesinformationregardingthebehavioralproblemoftheindividualand
possibleremedialmeasurestoovercometheproblem.
Thismethodisusefulinsolvingproblemsofbackwardnessinlearning,
readingdisability,emotionaldisturbances,isolationanddelinquentbehaviors.

11. limitations
Theinformationiscollectedbytheindividual,parentsandhisfriendsmayor
maynotbetrue.Theinformationisnotverifiableandishighlysubjective.
Subjectivityonthepartofthecliniciancomesinthewayofeffectivecase
study.
Casestudyistimeconsumingandacostlymethod.
Itneedstechnicallytrainedpersontocollectandstudyhumanbehavior.
Theresultscannotbegeneralizedandlimitedinscope.

12. Conclusion
Casestudyisavaluablemethodofresearch,withdistinctivecharacteristics
thatmakeitidealformanytypesofinvestigations.Itcanalsobeusedin
combinationwithothermethods.
Thismethodisusedtocollectdetailedinformationonthebehaviorproblems
ofmaladjustedanddeviatedcases.
Casestudyhelpstounderstandtherootcausesofmaladjustment.
Theobjectiveofcasestudyistodetectthebehavioralproblemsseenin
individualandtosuggesttreatment.
Thismethodisusedverymuchinabnormalpsychology,socialpsychology,
clinicalpsychologyandeducationalpsychology.

13. References
Dr.Vamadevappa,H.V.,2013.PsychologyOfLearningAnd
Instruction(educationalPsychology),ShreyasPublications.Pp.16-18.
https://studylecturenotes.com/case-study-method-definition-characteristics-
stages-sources
https://www.slideshare.com.net-case-study

14. Thank you