Case Study Research Methods
1st Edition
Published on 15. July 2010
114 pages
978-1-4411-5906-9 (ISBN)
Description
More people than ever are using case studies in research, yet there is very little guidance on how to construct case studies effectively. Drawing on his vast experience of teaching and mentoring researchers, Bill Gillham here provides a comprehensive guide to this popular method of research.Using real-life examples throughout, Case Study Research Methods guides the reader through all the stages of a case study, from initial design to the processing and writing up of findings. Especially detailed guidance offered on observation techniques, using documentary and electronic sources and physical artifacts, conducting interviews and analyzing and writing up case-study data.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
ISBN-13
978-1-4411-5906-9 (9781441159069)
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Bill Gillham
Case Study Research Methods
Book
06/2000
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
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Person
Bill Gillham is Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Strathclyde, UK, and Visiting Professor at La Salle College of the Arts, Singapore.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Series Foreword
- 1 Case Study Research: Underlying Principles
- 2 Case Study Research: The Qualitative Dimension
- 3 Research Preliminaries
- 4 Evidence: The Primary Concern
- 5 Evidence: What to Look Out For
- 6 Written and Electronically Stored Material
- 7 Observation: Looking and Listening
- 8 Interviewing
- 9 Quantitative Data in Case Study Research
- 10 Physical Artefacts
- 11 The Research Report: Analysing and Presenting Your Findings
- The Power of the Case Study
- Acknowledgements and Recommended Further Reading
- Index
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