Case Study Research

by Yin, Robert K.

• ISBN13: 9780803934719
• ISBN10: 0803934718
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1989-02-01
• Publisher: Sage Pubns

Summary

Taking a unique approach to case studies research -- specifically that case studies are a useful tool for hypothesis testing on social phenomena -- Yin introduces the research professional or graduate student to the case study method. He shows the reader how to use the case study method as a research strategy and demonstrates its utility through short vignettes that illustrate important techniques. The revised edition of this landmark volume includes a description of the role of theory in designing case studies and generalizing from the results, as well as a new discussion of the method for determining the number of case studies to use in a multiple-case study.

Table of Contents

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

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