The case study is a way to gather a wider array of data affecting a case under
study, whereas a quantitative study tends to be narrow in focus (Bromely, 1986).
Merriam (1998) purported that case study was deemed the most appropriate method to
frame a study that allows for the examination of multiple qualitative sources. Case studies
can be classified as descriptive, interpretive, or evaluative. According to Merriam
(1998), the case study examines an object, program, person, organization, or phenomenon, that is, anything that can be considered an entity. In this regard, I examined
the phenomenon of Joe Clark‘s leadership as principal of Eastside High School as the
case under study, utilizing the perceptions of individuals who were former students,
teachers and administrators bounded by a seven-year tenure.