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A 14-Point Interpretive Framework for Case Study Research in Child Care Institutions in India

Author(s) Mr. Adbhut Pratap Singh, Prof. Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Country India
Abstract Child Care Institutions (CCIs) in India form an essential part of the child protection system, providing care, education, and rehabilitation for children in need of care and protection. Yet research on CCIs remains dominated by administrative audits, quantitative indicators, and policy evaluations. What is missing is a multi-layered, interpretive, and contextually grounded understanding of institutional life. This paper presents a comprehensive 14-Point Interpretive Case Study Framework for studying CCIs qualitatively. Drawing from ethnography, institutional ethnography, sociocultural theory, ecological systems theory, trauma-informed approaches, and contemporary rehabilitation discourse, the framework offers researchers a structured yet flexible tool for producing thick, theoretically rich case studies. Each of the fourteen components, ranging from spatial setting and daily rhythms to peer dynamics, agency, and reintegration pathways, is explicated in relation to existing scholarship and Indian child protection contexts. The paper argues that this integrated framework addresses critical gaps in Indian social science literature by enabling researchers to conceptualise CCIs not merely as administrative entities but as lived spaces where childhoods are renegotiated under conditions of vulnerability, discipline, and care. The framework has methodological, theoretical, and policy significance for advancing child-centred research and supporting reforms in institutional care.
Keywords Child Care Institutions (CCIs), Interpretive case study framework, Institutionalised childhood, Educational rehabilitation, Reintegration pathways
Field Sociology > Education
Published In Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On 2025-12-23
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.64342
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