Great reflection on what defines a case study and what it can be used for. I like that you bring up that we don't have to follow a specific method; I believe that if you do follow specific methods your research can become too constrained and the knowledge gained won't be of as great value as it could be if you were to "think outside the box".
I think it's great that you've gained new insights about case studies, and by reading your reflection I can see some things more clearly now than I did before.
Ilias' example about the person with a rare disease is a very good example. I would like to add that when doing a case study one does not have to follow any particular guidelines since it may not be any knowledge about the case beforehand and too strict guidelines can be inhibiting on the research. Of course you will have to gather data and analyse it in a way that is verifiable etc, but since—as you say—it's often an investigation of a new, interesting and different case than what has been researched before I think "anything goes".
Good job!
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I love what you say about the number of participants in a study not having a determining effect on whether it can be qualitative or quantitiative; too many have preconceptions about this.
Regarding case studies, I don't think you have to draw a line between case studies and qualitative methods. Since "case study" isn't a method in itself you will have to use either qualitative, quantitative or some other methods when analysing the data gathered in the case study. I agree on the other points you bring up, though.
Keep up the good work!
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Feyerabend's thoughts stuck with me after the seminar as well. I really liked his points and how it ties to case studies where no previous frameworks may exist etc, but the research methods you use may restrict the research if not used with care.
Great summary and reflection on what we learned about case studies this week, I feel like we had a similar experience for this theme.
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I enjoyed reading your reflection. You explanation, in your pre-reflection, of what a case study is was good, but I agree that it's easier to get the gist of case studies with the explanation provided here.
The example with Sephora seems like a great example of what a case study can be like, and sounds interesting.
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