| Description |
ix, 276 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 'Intrinsic Case Study and Generalizability -- 1 The Case Study Method in Social Inquiry -- Robert E. Stake -- 2 The Only Generalization is: There is -- No Generalization -- Yvonna S. Lincoln and Egon G. Guba -- 3 Generalizability and the Single-Case Study -- Robert Donmoyer -- 4 Increasing the Generalizability of -- Qualitative Research -- Janet Ward Schofield -- 5 Case Study and Generalization -- Roger Gomm, Martyn Hammersley and Peter Foster -- Case Study and Theory -- 6 Case Study and Theory in Political Science -- Harry Eckstein -- 7 Case and Situation Analysis -- J. Clyde Mitchell -- 8 The Logical Structure of Analytic Induction -- W.S. Robinson -- 9 The Quest for Universals in Sociological Research -- Ralph H. Turner -- 10 Small N's and Big Conclusions: An -- Examination of the Reasoning in Comparative -- Studies Based on a Small Number of Cases -- Stanley Lieberson -- 11 Cases, Causes, Conjunctures, Stories and Imagery -- Howard S. Becker -- 12 Case Study and Theory -- Martyn Hammersley, Roger Gomm and Peter Foster -- An Annotated Bibliography -- Index.4 -- Version 2 18 |
| Summary |
Case study is an increasingly popular approach in social research. This book is a comprehensive guide to the current uses and importance of case study methods |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Case method.
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Social sciences -- Case studies -- Methodology.
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Social sciences -- Methodology.
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Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology.
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Case report
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Research Design.
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Social Sciences -- methods.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Author |
Foster, Peter, 1951-
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Gomm, Roger.
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Hammersley, Martyn.
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| LC no. |
00711344 |
| ISBN |
0761964134 |
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0761964142 (paperback) |
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