Type of case study
- 1. BY: Dr. Javed Sheikh Professor , HOD Dept. of CHN TYPE OF CASE STUDY
- 2. INTRODUCTION: It is a nonstandardised technique for collecting information about individual in aspect of life. This technique involves a comprehensive study of an individual including in terms of his history from birth onwards and an interpretation of the facts that have a bearing upon his behavior.
- 3. DEFINITIONS OF CASE STUDY • A comprehensive collection of all available information social, psychological, biographical , environmental vocational that promise to explain a single individual or a single social unit i.e Family • Case study is a method of exploring and analyzing the life of a social unit be that a person. A family an institution , a cultural group or even an entire community. • It is a detailed study of an individual, conducted for the purpose of bringing about better adjustment of the person, who is the subject of investigation.
- 4. PERSONS WHO CAN CONDUCT CASE STUDY ARE • Qualified psychologist • Physicians • Psychiatric social workers • Teachers • Other member of schools
- 5. TYPE OF CASE STUDY 1. Formal case study : It is made with an outline in which all aspects of individual life are included. Outline : • Statement of the purpose of case study • Collection of data • Identification of the individual i.e Biodata • Family history • Individual history Eg: Neighbour hood , Home • Personality evaluation
- 6. Cont… • Health history and present health status • Educational history and present health status eg: IQ level, achievement level, interest, aptitude, social and emotional adjustment, physical development, interpretation of data. • Selection of therapy or remedial treatment • Follow up evaluation
- 7. Format • Teacher making state- data of investigation • Identification of people • Statement of the problem • Diagnostic test data • Interview with pupil • Observe physical condition of pupil, social and emotional adjustment • IQ levels
- 8. Cont… • Observation of educational records • Observation of special interest and attainment of home condition • Diagnosis of the case • Recommendations
- 9. 2. The informal case study It does not require the detailed outline and writing to the case material. In order to make teaching effective and better understanding of student. Teacher can use informal case study.
- 10. Advantages • A good case study will make use of all possible factors (eg. Physical mental ,social and emotional) which may give clue to the problem behavior. • It will be used as a tool of evaluation. • It can be reliable. • It leads teachers to be more aware of special problems of individual childrens, thereby helping to weaken the tendency to teach the same lesson to a whole class. • Reality situations can be used. • Used with regularity as a part of teaching process to find out the causes and effect relationship. • It helps to gain a better concept of normal behavior. • Teachers will become sensitive to behavior symptoms in all the childrens.
- 11. Limitations • It is time consuming • It may be too subjective • The teacher may lack the necessary skills for collecting and interpreting data.
- 12. 3 Descriptive case study The case study is a form of descriptive research. Although it consists of a vigorous ,detailed examination of a single case, the underlying assumption is that this case is an example of may other such cases. Consequently indepth study of a single case, a greater understanding about other similar case is achieved. The purpose of case studies to make generalization drawing conclusion from case study is not justifiable.
- 13. 4. Historical case study It emphasizes longitudinal or genetic approach, showing development over a period of time. It is concerned with everything that is significant if the history of development of the case. The purpose is to understand the life cycle of an individual unit, this unit may be a person, a family, a group, a social institution of an entire community.
- 14. This case study involves the collection and analysis of many sources of information. It consists of intensive study of a single unit, to develop inside and knowledge of a general nature and improved practice. When we can pluck an example from the past and use it to help us today that are very practical use of history. A case, historically scientific document, of any institution or individual become inevitable.
- 15. Historical recharge is an accurate record of how ,when and where the event started; How it progressed and when it ceased. The historian explains the event by describing the condition which lead into it and out of which it grew.
- 16. INTEGRATED METHODOLOGY FOR CASE STUDY To gather valid and reliable information for a case study and integrated methodology is applied. The investigator conducts personal interviews, search throw literacy sources materials and adapts questionnaire method. – Interview technique – Literacy source method – Questionnaire method
- 17. References : 1. Basavanthappa B.T. “ Nursing Education” Jaypee Publications Page No. 608-611 2. Neeraja K.P. “ Text book of Nursing Education” Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers P (Ltd ), New Delhi Page No . 463-480