Which of the following are the features of case study method? (A) It is…

Concept

A case study is an in-depth investigation of a bounded case in its real context. Its commonly cited characteristics are particularistic focus, rich description, heuristic understanding, and inductive development of patterns from evidence.

These characteristics describe how the method concentrates on a specific case, records its complexity, and builds understanding from the collected material.

Application

Classify each listed statement against those methodological characteristics:

1. Particularistic corresponds to the method’s concentration on a specific person, programme, event, institution, or other bounded case.

2. Descriptive corresponds to the detailed, context-rich account produced by a case study.

3. Inductive corresponds to concepts and generalisations emerging from examination of the case evidence.

4. Appreciative describes a favourable or evaluative attitude; it is not one of the standard methodological characteristics in this classification.

5. Mechanical suggests an automatic, rigid procedure; case-study inquiry instead depends on contextual interpretation.

Contrast

• (A), (B), (C) includes appreciative but omits inductive.

• (B), (C), (D) groups the particularistic, descriptive, and inductive characteristics.

• (C), (D), (E) includes mechanical but omits particularistic.

• (A), (D), (E) includes appreciative and mechanical but omits particularistic and descriptive.

Result

Therefore, the applicable statements are (B), (C), and (D) only.