This week we have learned about case studies and qualitative research. I feel that I knew a little bit about qualitative research before I started reading since I used this method in my bachelor thesis. Qualitative methods are good when you want to get deeper knowledge on a subject. But since it is so time consuming you really have to weigh the pros and cons of using a method like for example; interviews. What I have learned is that qualitative research and quantitative research often complement each other and is the best way of reaching valid conclusions.
I did not know a lot about case studies before hand, and I don't feel that the paper I read helped me that much in getting a better understanding, even though I found the paper interesting. I read some more about case studies through the other students blogs and browsing through the internet and learnt that Case studies is based on deep-focused data collection and examines something specific such as an event, a behavior or an individual. And by studying the event, behavior or the individual it is easier to understand and analyze results.
I had a hard time analyzing what the authors could have done better in my paper. When we talk about quantitative research it is easy to say that the target group could have been larger or reached a better part of the population. But with qualitative research I find it harder to say that they should have used an other method, but they could probably have complemented it with more quantitative data.
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