Case studies: Why and how

Abstract

Case studies have been advocated as a means to advance the development of the augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) field. However, many potential case studies may remain unwritten because those with experiences to share do not know how to assemble them into a case study. To help provide potential authors with the knowledge necessary to prepare a case study, some of the definitions and purposes of case studies will be reviewed. This will be followed by suggestions for case study content and how to increase the probability that a case study will be publishable. Finally, relations between case studies and single-subject research designs will be discussed, in an attempt to clarify some of the differences between them.

• case study
• documentation
• single-subject designs