The Art of Case Study Research

by Stake

• ISBN13: 9780803957671
• ISBN10: 080395767X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-04-07
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Summary

This book presents a disciplined, qualitative exploration of case study methods by drawing from naturalistic, holistic, ethnographic, phenomenologic and biographic research methods.Robert E Stake uses and annotates an actual case study to answer such questions as: How is the case selected? How do you select the case which is most likely to lead to maximizing what can be learned? How can what is learned from one case be applied to another? How can what is learned from a case be interpreted? In addition, the book covers: the differences between quantitative and qualitative approaches; data-gathering including document review; coding, sorting and pattern analysis; the roles of the researcher; triangulation; and reporting.

Table of Contents

Introduction: An Intensive Study of Case Study Research Methods	xi
The Unique Case	1	(14)
Research Questions	15	(20)
The Nature of Qualitative Research	35	(14)
Data Gathering	49	(22)
Analysis and Interpretation	71	(20)
Case Researcher Roles	91	(16)
Triangulation	107	(14)
Writing the Report	121	(12)
Reflections	133	(4)
Harper School	137	(24)
Bibliography	161	(8)
Glossary-Index	169	(6)
About the Author	175