How to Do Your Case Study
eBook - ePub

How to Do Your Case Study

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

How to Do Your Case Study

About this book

This accessible guide takes you through the process of designing, conducting and writing up a research project using case study methods. In his characteristic warm and friendly style, Gary Thomas covers each step at a confidence-building pace, helping you to get to grips with the theory and practice of doing a case study.

Focusing on vital issues like validity, reliability and quality in research, the author helps you ensure your research is rigorous and methodologically sound. This third edition:

· Offers an expanded discussion of key ethical issues in case study research

· Provides up to date information about using social media in research ·Presents a new navigation tool to help you plan your case study project · Enables you to develop the skills you need to become a critical and reflexive researcher

Covering international examples of case study in practice and accompanied by downloadable checklists and templates, this book is the perfect companion to help you successfully complete a case study.

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Information

Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9781529704969
eBook ISBN
9781529755893
Edition
3
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Research in Education
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Publisher Note
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. About the Author
  8. Preface
  9. Online Resources
  10. A Roadmap for Conducting A Case Study, Using This Book
  11. RoadMap
  12. Stage 1 Getting Your Bearings
  13. 1 What Is a Case Study?
  14. 2 The Case Study and Research Design
  15. 3 The Whole Is More Than the Sum of the Parts: Seeing a Complete Picture
  16. 4 Rigour and Quality in Your Case Study: What Is Important?
  17. 5 Ethics
  18. Stage 2 Choosing A Case and Structuring Your Study
  19. 6 Different Kinds of Case Studies: Selecting a Subject for Your Case Study
  20. 7 Your Purpose: Thinking About the Object of Your Study
  21. 8 Your Approach: Theory Testing or Theory Building; Interpretation or Illustration
  22. 9 Your Process: The Shape, Style and Manner of Your Case Study
  23. Stage 3 Collecting Evidence, Analysing and Writing It Up
  24. 10 Out in the Field: Some Ways to Collect Data and Evidence
  25. 11 Analysis: A Toolkit for Analysing and Thinking in Case Study
  26. 12 Writing Your Study
  27. References
  28. Index