Comparing, and contrasting a Critical Review to that of a Case Study

Introduction
Case studies are detailed analyses of a particular person, entity, case, or culture. The data for
analysis is obtain from a range of sources. On the other hand a critical review is an article
summarizing and analyzing the ideas and facts of an article journal or books etc. It presents the
point of view of the writer in the light of what you already know about the subject and what is
learned from the relevant texts.

Similarities

1. Informative - Both case study and critical review provides information on a particular topic.
They are both informative in nature and All observations or claims are convincingly supported
with evidence.
2. Evaluation and analysis of Information -Interpreting the information means the researcher
decides what to include or leave out. A good case study should always make clear which
information is the factual description and which is an inference or the opinion of the researcher.
Making sense and offering a coherent interpretation of the typically disparate sources of data far
from straightforward in both case studies and critical review.
3. Prior knowledge about the topic-A minimum of a small fraction of knowledge is required prior
to selecting a topic to effectively perform a case study or a critical review.

Differences
1.Time consuming- Case studies can be very time consuming. The data collection process can be
very intensive and long. It takes a long period of time to develop a case study, and develop a
detailed analysis. While a critical review does not consume as much time compared to a case
study.
2.Depth of information- Case studies allow a researcher to investigate a topic in far more detail.
It allows in-depth, multi-faceted explorations of the topic. Critical review is more of a complex
summary of the topic or case.it does not delve into more specifics as a case study would.
3. Authenticity-A critical review Examine all elements, All aspects of the text ,the structure, the
methods, the reasons and evidence, the conclusions, and, especially, the logical connections
between all of these. While case study research contains a bias toward verification, in other
words, it has tendency to confirm the researcher‟s preconceived ideas.