| Description |
xii, 269 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Part 1. Getting your bearings -- 1. What is a case study? -- 2. The case study and research design -- 3. The whole is more than the sume of the parts: seeing a complete picture -- 4. Rigour and quality in your case study: what's important? -- 5. Ethics -- Part 2. selecting a case and conducting the study -- 6. different kinds of case studies: selecting a subject for your case study -- 7. Your purpose: thinking about the object of your study -- 8. Your approach: theory testing or theory building; interpretation or illustration -- 9. Your process: the shape, style and manner of your case study -- Part 3. Collecting evidence, analysing and writing up -- 10. Out in the field: some ways to collect data and evidence -- 11. Analysis: a toolkit for analysing and thinking in case study -- 12. Writing your study |
| Notes |
Previous edition: 2011 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Case studies -- Methodology
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Social sciences -- Authorship.
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Research -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Academic writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| ISBN |
1446282651 |
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9781446282656 |
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9781446282649 |
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1446282643 |
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