Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 01/09/2025

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In the first sense: 1. A case study is an empirical method that: • Investigates a contemporary phenomenon (the "case") in depth and within its real- world context, especially when • The boundaries between phenomenon and context may not be clearly evident. In the second sense, the features that are characteristic of the case study in practice include: 2. A case study • Copes with the technically distinctive situation in which there may be many more variable of interest than data points, and as one result • Benefits from the prior development of theoretical propositions to guide design, data collection, and analysis, and as another result • Relies on multiple sources of evidence, with data needing to converge in a triangular fashion. (Yin 2018, p. 15) The case study design is a descriptive, holistic, multi-case study design and as such, it represents a small cross section of possible public art collaborations within three specific small cities. Based upon literature review, and research of the three communities in the study, inferences will be drawn that can be applied to other situations. 3.3 Sampling and Sample Size A non-probability sample is used in this study because this study is concerned with specific roles within three specific communities. Therefore, the researcher interviewed public administrators, local officials, and other stakeholders involved with the public art collaborative, in each of the three communities. Communities were selected based upon having a self-reported public art presence within the community, and chosen to represent three different and distinct geographic situations (i.e., first-ring suburb, exurban community, and free-standing regional center). 73