Applications of Case Study Research

by Yin, Robert K.

• ISBN13: 9780803951181
• ISBN10: 0803951183
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-07-01
• Publisher: Sage Pubns

Summary

This volume provides extensive applications of actual case-study research, as well as discussions of how case-study research can be applied to broad areas of inquiry. Each of the applications is designed to help readers identify solutions to problems encountered when doing case-study research. The book is organized in three parts. Part One shows how to integrate theoretical concerns into exploratory case-studies, descriptive case studies or causal case-studies, and shows how theory can shape the case-selection process. Part Two provides examples from education and management information systems, covering important steps in case-study research, such as how to select the units of analysis, how to define the data collections needs and how to establish rival hypotheses. Finally, Part Three examines the use of case-studies as an evaluative tool, including distinctions among different qualitative research strategies and evaluating highly complex interventions.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Theory

The Role of Theory in Doing Case Studies

Design and Analysis

Case Study Design in Educational Research

Research Design Issues in Using the Case Study Method to Study Management Information Systems

Evaluation

The Case Study Method as a Tool for Doing Evaluation

Case Study Designs for Evaluating High-Risk Youth Programs

The Program Dictates the Design

Lessons Learned About the Effects of Community-Based Prevention Programs

Summing Up

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