单一案例与多重案例研究的比较与应用.pdf

单一案例与多重案例研究的比较与应用

Single-casestudyvs.multiple-casestudy:Acomparisonandapplication

Introduction:

Researchinvariousfieldsofteninvolvesstudyingreal-worldphenomena

anddrawingconclusionsbasedonthecollecteddata.Inordertogaina

comprehensiveunderstandingofaparticulartopic,researchersemploy

differentstudydesigns.Thisarticleaimstocompareanddiscussthe

differencesbetweensingle-casestudiesandmultiple-casestudies,aswellas

theirrespectiveapplicationsinresearch.

1.Single-casestudy:

1.1Definitionandcharacteristics:

Asingle-casestudyfocusesonanalyzingasingleindividual,event,or

phenomenoningreatdetail.Itaimstounderstandthespecificfactorsand

processesthatcontributetotheobservedoutcomes.Byintensively

investigatingasinglecase,researcherscandelvedeeplyintoitscomplexities

andgainin-depthinsights.

1.2Strengths:

1.2.1Detailedexamination:Single-casestudiesallowresearchersto

extensivelyexamineparticularcases,uncoveringintricatedetailsand

nuancesthatmightnotbeobservableinlargerstudies.

1.2.2Contextualunderstanding:Researcherscanexploretheunique

contextsurroundingaspecificcase,enablingabetterunderstandingofthe

factorsthatinfluencetheobservedoutcomes.

1.2.3Hypothesisgeneration:Single-casestudiesoftenserveasabasis

forgeneratinghypothesesforfurtherresearch,astheyprovideaninitial

understandingofhowcertainfactorsmayimpactoutcomes.

1.3Limitations:

1.3.1Generalizability:Duetothefocusonasinglecase,findingsfrom

single-casestudiesmayhavelimitedgeneralizabilitytoothercontextsor

populations.

1.3.2Subjectivity:Assingle-casestudiesheavilyrelyonqualitativedata

andinterpretation,theresearcherssubjectivebiasesmayinfluencethe

results.

1.3.3Externalvalidity:Establishingtheexternalvalidityoffinding