Field studies produce ‘thick descriptions’, that is, valid and convincing conclusions.
Case studies can be conducted within a qualitative or a quantitative research context.
An intrinsic case study is normally one that is set to inquire into a social issue or to refine a theory.
Findings of ethnographic studies can be presented in the form of a poem or drama.
In ethnographic research, holism means studying the whole research topic and not aspects of it.
Eclectic approach in ethnographic research means using methods of our own choosing.
The systematic study of ordinary events and activities as they occur in real-life situations is called field research.
An intrinsic case study is normally conducted for its own sake; that is, to learn about this study only.
The technique that compares the empirically verified pattern with a pattern predicted at the outset of the study is known as pattern-matching.
In principle, feminist researchers are against the use of case studies as a tool of social research.