I am going to conduct a study of 6 members of one WhatsApp group chat. I was thinking to do a qualitative single case study. Single, because the 6 participants are from the same group chat. Eventually I may have access to the content of the group chat content, that will help me to triangulate the info from the interviews.
It is difficult for me to find the bounded system for the case study, so that, I am thinking to change the choice. Maybe holistic single case study..... ??? why or why not it could be phenomenology, ethnographic, appreciative inquiry (i do not want to be limited to only speak about positive effects of the group chat)...
Thank you for your help in order to decide the what type of study could be done.
C.
Why don't you want to consider the chat group as the basis for your case study? I'm not sure why you are worried about whether it is a "bounded system."
Please follow this useful paper:
WhatsApp in Ethnographic Research: Methodological Reflections on New Edges of the Field. In: Basel Papers on Political Transformations. Mobilities - In and out of Africa. 2016 (10):24-40.
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David L Morgan thank you for your comment. I am new in doing research. I chose to do case study, but my methodologist asked me what is the bounded system of the case study, and I cannot figure out who or what can be the needed bounded system. As far as I understood, the bounded system will give me information from outside of the unit of study (case). My problem is that people from outside of the group, cannot tell me if the performance of the members of the WhatsApp group is influenced in any way by the group chat. Administrators are members of the group, hence they are not bounded system.... Merriam and Tisdell (2016) says I should have a bounded sytem, otherwise, it cannot be a case study. Please, Prof. David, do you have some words that will help me to clarify this? My unit of study is the WhatsApp group. I will interview 6 members and triangulate with the chat content. Maybe the chat content could be the bounded system? Thanks!
Hello.
It depends if you are studying the content of group (ethnography), or how the content are sensed by the subjects (phenomenology). In Case Study, this can help. Article Case Study Research: Foundations and Methodological Orientations
Sandro Rinaldi Feliciano thanks for your insights. I will do interview with 6 of 90 participants of the unit of study. I will triangulate the info with the chat content. I have already copied the link of the research you suggested me. I will read it in order to see if I can clarify my idea regarding "boundaries" of the case study.
Sir Abderrahim Benkhaled thanks for the journal you have shared. I will read about ethnographic in order to compare with case study to decide which choice I will use.
Blessings,
Cristina
You are welcome Cristina.
I wish you a good success in your work.
Regards
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