The use of case study methodology as a research strategy in social studies, especially in small scale research, is spreading out rapidly. The aim of case study is to establish a relation between library research and real life information, in order to release the principles and scientific theories from universities and research centers. A case or theorem is a written narration of some research which existed before and it is not a kind of situation that has come to existence artificially. Furthermore, it has no similarity with experimental research, in which the variables are manipulated in order to measure the influence of a particular element. A case study is a multilateral and profound research accomplished by using qualitative research methods on a social phenomenon. In this article, it is attempted to analyze the different aspects of the method, background, definitions, characteristics types, advantages and disadvantages of case study and its applications as a research strategy.
Moghimi, M. (2007). Case Study Methodology and its Applications in Social Sciences. Methodology of Social Sciences and Humanities, 13(50), 71-102.
MLA
Mohammad Moghimi. "Case Study Methodology and its Applications in Social Sciences". Methodology of Social Sciences and Humanities, 13, 50, 2007, 71-102.
HARVARD
Moghimi, M. (2007). 'Case Study Methodology and its Applications in Social Sciences', Methodology of Social Sciences and Humanities, 13(50), pp. 71-102.
VANCOUVER
Moghimi, M. Case Study Methodology and its Applications in Social Sciences. Methodology of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2007; 13(50): 71-102.
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