Case Study Research
Design and Methods
5th Edition
Published on 15. July 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
978-1-4522-7724-0 (ISBN)
Description
Within the Fifth Edition: seven end-of-chapter tutorials have been added to give the reader a more in-depth understanding of case study and its applications; enhanced values and ethics coverage addresses conducting sensitive research; more data collection tips have been added to ensure rigour in each step of the case study method process, while nine new case studies, four case studies covering international affairs, illustrate current research.
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Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
ISBN-13
978-1-4522-7724-0 (9781452277240)
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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, and most of this book's applications come from these projects. Outside of COSMOS, Dr. Yin has assisted numerous other research groups, helping to train their field teams or to design research studies. A recent engagement has been with the United Nations Development Programme, and another assignment has been to provide guidance to assist doctoral students at the University of Copenhagen. Currently, Dr. Yin holds the position of distinguished scholar-in-residence at American University's School of International Service (Washington, DC). Earlier, he served as Visiting Scholar at the U.S. Government Accountability Office's research methodology division. Dr. Yin has authored nearly 100 journal articles and books. His first book on the case study method, Case Study Research: Design and Methods (2014) is in its fifth edition. He has edited two case study anthologies (Yin, 2004; and 2005) and has most recently authored a new text on qualitative research methods (Yin, 2011). Dr. Yin received his B.A. in history from Harvard College (magna cum laude) and his Ph.D. in brain and cognitive sciences from M.I.T.
Content
Getting Started: How to Know Whether and When to Use the Case Study as a Research Method Designing Case Studies: Identifying Your Case(s) and Establishing the Logic of Your Case Study Preparing to Collect Case Study Evidence: What You Need to Do Before Starting to Collect Case Study Data Collecting Case Study Evidence: The Principles You Should Follow in Working with Six Sources of Evidence Analyzing Case Study Evidence: How to Start Your Analysis, Your Analytic Choices, and How They Work Reporting Case Studies: How and What to Compose Appendix A: A Note on the Uses of Case Study Research in Psychology Appendix B: A Note on the Uses of Case Study Research in Evaluations Appendix C: Index to Individual Case Studies (cited in BOXES of From Expanded Case Study Materials)