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Unit-21: Case Study Method

1. Statement of the Problem: Before using case study method, it is important to describe notes
or mention various aspects of study-practicable problems so that for complete study, all
information of past and the present may be compiled. At this level, it is important to ensure
the following things:
a. selection of cases: In it case has to be definitely selected, so that the problem may
be highlighted. As per the problem, this case may be anything ordinary, general or
special.
b. Types of Unit: in this, it needs to be determined, which type of unit needs to be studied.
Does study need to be done of an individual, caste, institution, unit or community? It
is better and important to decide this.
c. number of cases: After deciding the type of units, it is right and important to decide
appropriate number of cases to be studied.
d. field of analysis: it needs to be decided in this that in present study, it is important
to highlight which aspects.
2. Description of the Course of Events: After describing the time, in one form of a problem
what changes have come over a definite period of time and what changes are expected in
future, an organized description of this is also important.
3. Determinant factors: At this level, it is important to study those determinant factors because
of which this incidence or problem has happened. for e.g. after knowing the life-story of a
juvenile–criminal, it is also important to know those basic reasons because of which such a
child became a juvenile–criminal.
4. Related Influential Factors: Other than the determinant factors, it is also important to find
out other related influential factors, because these influential factors also affect the form
of incidence in some or the other manner. in fact, from the point of view of completion of
problem, it is important.
5. analysis and evaluation: At this level, after analysing the received information, analysis
and evaluation is taken out.
this is the blue print of the procedure of the case study method.

21.4 Types of Case Study Method

Case study method has been divided in two parts. It will be clear from the below shown flow chart:

Case study method

(1) (2)
Case study of a person Case study of a community
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individual study of any individual study of any one in
individual or his life a section, caste, community etc.

21.5 sources of Data of case study

sources of data of case study may be divided in two parts:
(a) Written or secondary material (b) Compiled or primary material

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