6. In the next chapter, we see how five authors shape these central elements of good qualitative research using a lens of a tradition of inquiry--the traditions of a biography, a phenomenology, a ground theory study, an ethnography, and a case study." Phenomenology research3. Personal notes … Case study uses a multitude of methods. On pages 195-196, there is an outline of this approach and I suggest for anyone who is doing a case study to take a look at this. Case Study Research studies a specific event, program, or activity. Chapter 1: The research design is the entire process of conceptualizing the study to the writing of the report. Case study researchVIEW APPROACH CompariSONThe Author Behind the Five ApproachesJohn W. Creswell, PhD is an Professor of Family Medicine and Co-Director, Michigan Mixed Methods Research and Scholarship Program at the University of Michigan. Approaches can be integrated. This study demonstrates the case of a 45 year old woman suffering from chronic Hepatitis C. The methods of data collection employed were Mental … to follow when conducting case study research (Creswell, Hanson, Plano, & Morales, 2007) which aid educational researchers to construct a roadmap in their utilization of case study. phenomenological, and grounded theory studies, data is collected from artifacts and interviews. Ethnographic research5. The researcher must have access to the data, and a plan for how to collect and secure the data. So, today we have multiple approaches for how to design a qualitative study, and this design can be added to the skill base Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. It implies that phenomenology is an approach to educate our own vision, to define our position, to broaden how we see the world around, and to study the lived experience at deeper level. in the basic philosophical assumptions researchers bring to the study, the 3 01-Creswell (RD)-45593:01-Creswell (RD)-45593.qxd 6/20/2008 4:36 PM Page 3. (Creswell, 1998) to place side by side five different approaches to qualitative design so that inquirers might be able to select which approach might be best for their particular studies. ! For case studies, Creswell mentions that he is reminded by Merriam (1988) that “there is no standard format for reporting case study research.” But he still goes on to mention an approach suggested by Stake (1995). under study as the core of phenomenological research is to know about the phenomena under study through consciousness (Creswell, 2007). In chapter 8, Creswell turns to methods for data analysis. They are seen as three foundational methodologists in the area of case study research whose Creswell, J. W. (1998). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five traditions. Grounded theory research4. He has authored numerous articles and Narrative research2. A Case Study (Asmussen & Creswell, 1995; see Appendix F) 119 Differences Among the Approaches 121 Central Features of Each Approach 121 Selecting Your Approach 123 Summary 124 Additional Readings 125 Exercises 128. Ethnography draws data from participant observation. 1. < Back. Creswell and Poth bring the unique features of each approach to light brilliantly in the final chapter by taking a case study and reframing it in each of the other four approaches. Introducing and Focusing the Study 129 Questions for Discussion 130 Each approach digs into the subject in a different way, providing a different perspective.