Case Study Research
Design and Methods
3rd Edition
Published on 18. February 2003
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-0-7619-2552-1 (ISBN)
Description
With over 90,000 copies sold of the previous editions the new Third Edition of the best-selling Case Study Research has been carefully revised, updated, and expanded while retaining virtually all of the features and coverage of the second edition. Robert Yin's comprehensive presentation covers all aspects of the case study method - from problem definition, design, and data collection, to data analysis and composition and reporting. Yin also traces the uses and importance of case studies to a wide range of disciplines, from sociology, psychology and history to management, planning, social work, and education.
New to the Third Edition are: additional examples of case study research; discussions of developments in related methods, including randomized field trials and computer-assisted coding techniques; added coverage of the strengths of multiple-case studies, case study screening, and the case study as a part of larger multi-method studies, and five major analytic techniques, including the use of logic models to guide analysis. This edition also includes references to examples of actual case studies in the companion volume Applications of Case Study Research, Second Edition (Sage, 2003).
New to the Third Edition are: additional examples of case study research; discussions of developments in related methods, including randomized field trials and computer-assisted coding techniques; added coverage of the strengths of multiple-case studies, case study screening, and the case study as a part of larger multi-method studies, and five major analytic techniques, including the use of logic models to guide analysis. This edition also includes references to examples of actual case studies in the companion volume Applications of Case Study Research, Second Edition (Sage, 2003).
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Series
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
342 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7619-2552-1 (9780761925521)
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06/1994
1st Edition
SAGE Publications Inc
€58.38
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Person
Robert K. Yin is President of COSMOS Corporation, an applied research and social science firm. Over the years, COSMOS has successfully completed hundreds of projects for federal agencies, state and local agencies, and private foundations.
Outside of COSMOS, Dr. Yin has assisted numerous other research groups, helping to train their field teams or to design research studies. The most recent such engagements have been with The World Bank, the Division of Special Education and disAbility Research at George Mason University, the Department of Nursing Research and Quality Outcomes at the Children's National Health System (Washington, DC), and the School of Education, Southern New Hampshire University.
Dr. Yin has authored over 100 publications, including authoring or editing 11 books (not counting the multiple editions of any given book). Earlier editions of the present book have been translated into eight languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Swedish, Romanian, Italian, Polish, and Portuguese), and a second book on Qualitative Research from Start to Finish (2016) is in its 2nd edition and has been translated into four languages (Chinese, Korean, Swedish, and Portuguese). Dr. Yin received his B.A. in history from Harvard College (magna cum laude) and his Ph.D. in brain and cognitive sciences from MIT.
Outside of COSMOS, Dr. Yin has assisted numerous other research groups, helping to train their field teams or to design research studies. The most recent such engagements have been with The World Bank, the Division of Special Education and disAbility Research at George Mason University, the Department of Nursing Research and Quality Outcomes at the Children's National Health System (Washington, DC), and the School of Education, Southern New Hampshire University.
Dr. Yin has authored over 100 publications, including authoring or editing 11 books (not counting the multiple editions of any given book). Earlier editions of the present book have been translated into eight languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Swedish, Romanian, Italian, Polish, and Portuguese), and a second book on Qualitative Research from Start to Finish (2016) is in its 2nd edition and has been translated into four languages (Chinese, Korean, Swedish, and Portuguese). Dr. Yin received his B.A. in history from Harvard College (magna cum laude) and his Ph.D. in brain and cognitive sciences from MIT.
Content
Introduction
The Case Study as a Research Strategy
Comparing Case Studies with other Research Strategies in the Social Sciences
Different Kinds of Case Studies, But a Common Definition
Summary
Designing Case Studies
General Approach to Designing Case Studies
Criteria for Judging the Quality of Research Designs
Case Study Designs
Modest Advice in Selecting Case Study Designs
Conducting Case Studies: Preparing for Data Collection
The Case Study Investigator: Desired Skills
Training and Preparation for a Specific Case Study
The Case Study Protocol
The Pilot Case Study
Summary
Conducting Case Studies: Collecting the Evidence
Six Sources of Evidence
Three Principles of Data Collection
Summary
Analyzing Case Study Evidence
an Analytic Strategy: More than Familiarity with Analytic Tools
Specific Analytic Techniques
Pressing for a High-Quality Analysis
Reporting Case Studies
Targeting Case Study Reports
Case Study Reports as Part of Larger, Multi-Method Studies
Illustrative Structures for Case Study Compositions
Procedures in Doing a Case Study Report
What Makes an Exemplary Case Study
References
Index
About the Author
The Case Study as a Research Strategy
Comparing Case Studies with other Research Strategies in the Social Sciences
Different Kinds of Case Studies, But a Common Definition
Summary
Designing Case Studies
General Approach to Designing Case Studies
Criteria for Judging the Quality of Research Designs
Case Study Designs
Modest Advice in Selecting Case Study Designs
Conducting Case Studies: Preparing for Data Collection
The Case Study Investigator: Desired Skills
Training and Preparation for a Specific Case Study
The Case Study Protocol
The Pilot Case Study
Summary
Conducting Case Studies: Collecting the Evidence
Six Sources of Evidence
Three Principles of Data Collection
Summary
Analyzing Case Study Evidence
an Analytic Strategy: More than Familiarity with Analytic Tools
Specific Analytic Techniques
Pressing for a High-Quality Analysis
Reporting Case Studies
Targeting Case Study Reports
Case Study Reports as Part of Larger, Multi-Method Studies
Illustrative Structures for Case Study Compositions
Procedures in Doing a Case Study Report
What Makes an Exemplary Case Study
References
Index
About the Author