Case study research has proven effective in helping evaluate curricula, improve teaching and learning, and shape educational policy. Sharan Merriam presents a practical, straightforward guide for designing and carrying out a qualitative case study in education. She offers how-to-advice for managing all phases of case study research - from translating educational issues into specific research problems and collecting data to organizing the final case report. She also provides proven strategies for analyzing information, concrete suggestions for ensuring the validity of research findings, advice on dealing with ethical issues, and more.
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978-1-55542-359-9 (9781555423599)
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Part 1 Foundations of qualitative case study research: the case study approach to research problems; types and uses of case study research in education; defining a research problem and selecting a case; handling theory and literature reviews in case study research. Part 2 mastering qualitative data collection methods: conducting effective interviews; being a careful observer; mining data from documents. Part 3 Analyzing and reporting case study data: the components of data analysis; using special techniques and computers to analyze qualitative data; dealing with validity, reliability, and ethics in case study research; writing the case study report.
