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Case Study Research
What, Why and How?



June 2010 | 192 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
How should case studies be selected? Is case study methodology fundamentally different to that of other methods? What, in fact, is a case?

Case Study Research: What, Why and How? is an authoritative and nuanced exploration of the many faces of case-based research methods. As well as the what, how and why, the author also examines the when and which - always with an eye on practical applications to the design, collection, analysis and presentation of the research.

Case study methodology can prove a confusing and fragmented topic. In bringing diverse notions of case study research together in one volume and sensitising the reader to the many varying definitions and perceptions of 'case study', this book equips researchers at all levels with the knowledge to make an informed choice of research strategy.

 
What Is a Case Study?
 
When to Conduct a Case Study?
 
How to Select Cases?
 
What Data to Collect?
 
How to Enrich Your Case Study Data?
 
How to Analyze Your Data?
 
Assets and Opportunities

'This book is an excellent source for graduate students and researchers in various disciplines immersed in an old positivistic paradigm or a new evidence-based scientific movement. It offers precise advice regarding case study design, steps to be followed in conducting it, and a secure epistemological-methodological space in which appropriate strategies lead to solutions/answers' -
Maja Miskovic
The Qualitative Report


Useful but this is a competitive field and it has to compete against established classics like Yin

David Saltiel
School of Healthcare, Leeds University
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Ver suitable for case study course work

Dr Alhajie Khan
Human Resource Management & Industrial R, Keele University
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Clear and easy to follow. Makes teaching and learning the subject easy.

Dr Amini Kamete
Environment & Natural Resources, University of Wales, Bangor
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It provides a specific look into the issues surrounding using a case study in research - this is great for more detail compared to general research texts.

Dr Christine Ryan
Politics, Winchester University
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Very good book, very help, makes a clear explanation of the ins and outs of casestudy research.

Dr Christine Teelken
Organisation Sciences, Free University, Amsterdam
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This is a welcome addition to the literature on case study research. It most helpfully gives an excellent overview on case study research.

Dr David Lawlor
Child and Family, Tavistock Centre
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This book will suplement the main course text by Yin

Dr Garry Squires
School of Education, Manchester University
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this book is very good for every researcher who is new in the using of case study. it explains case study with very simplest way.

Dr George Kodsy
information technology, college applied science
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The book does not really focus on how to use case studies and what to make of them as a teaching tool. It does not address students for that purpose. But it is a very good source for understanding how to use case studies for research purposes. For that purpose, I'd definitely suggest it.

Dr Kadire Zeynep Sayim
Business Administration , Bilkent Üniversitesi
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Sample Materials & Chapters

Chapter 1: What is a Case Study?


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