This website from EuropeAid provides a detailed overview of case studies including why, when and how they are used and how they are carried out.
Please note, this resource links to an archived page
Contents
- What is a case study?
- What is meant by a "case study"?
- Where does this tool come from?
- Are there various case study types?
- Why and when is the case study used?
- In which situations is this tool appropriate?
- What are its advantages and its limitations?
- Can it be combined with other tools?
- What are the pre-conditions for its use in evaluation?
- Why and how is a case study used in country/region evaluation?
- Why are case studies used in country/region evaluation?
- What kind of use for each type of case study in country/region evaluation?
- How is a case study carried out?
- What are the stages to follow when carrying out a case study?
- What are the pitfalls to avoid?
- What are the key issues relating to the case study's quality control?
- Examples of the use of a case study in country/region evaluation
- Example 1: How to select case studies.
- Example 2: What instructions should be given to the teams in charge of case studies?
Source
EuropeAid. (2005, April 27). Case study. Retrieved from http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/evaluation/methodology/tools/too_cas_som_e...
Originally sourced from MyM&E
Comments
Oh no! The link is broken :(
The link is broken where i can find the info ?
Hi Ingrid,
Thanks for letting us know!
You can find an archived link to this page here https://web.archive.org/web/20101025231440/http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid....
We have updated the link above too, thanks to your help.
Best wishes,
Emma
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