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Case study research in practice / Helen Simons.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, 2009Description: 189 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0761964231
  • 9780761964230
  • 076196424X
  • 9780761964247
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 300.722 22
LOC classification:
  • H62 .S476 2009
Contents:
Part One. Getting started: -- Evolution and Concept of Case Study Research -- Planning, Designing, Gaining Access -- Listen, Look, Document: Methods in Case Study Research -- Part Two. In the field -- Who Are They? Studying Others -- Who Are We? Studying Our 'Self ' -- Whose Data Are They? Ethics in Case Study Research -- Mid-term Letter -- Part Three. Making sense: -- Begin at the Beginning: Analysis and Interpretation -- From Data to Story: Examples in Practice -- Part Four. Telling the story: -- Start at Any Point: Reporting and Writing -- Dispelling Myths in Case Study Research.
Summary: "Case Study Research in Practice explores the author's practical and uniquely personal approach to the theory and practice of case study research. Author Helen Simons draws on her extensive experience in conducting and teaching case study research to provide a comprehensive and insightful account of the process of conducting case study that tackles common misconceptions and addresses the questions often raised by students. In four sections, the book covers: The rationale, concept and design of case study research; Methods and ethics in case study; Interpreting, analyzing and reporting the case ; Generalizing and theorizing in case study research"--Publisher's website.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 300.722 SIM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A361065B
Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 300.722 SIM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 0 Available A567048B

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-181) and index.

Part One. Getting started: -- Evolution and Concept of Case Study Research -- Planning, Designing, Gaining Access -- Listen, Look, Document: Methods in Case Study Research -- Part Two. In the field -- Who Are They? Studying Others -- Who Are We? Studying Our 'Self ' -- Whose Data Are They? Ethics in Case Study Research -- Mid-term Letter -- Part Three. Making sense: -- Begin at the Beginning: Analysis and Interpretation -- From Data to Story: Examples in Practice -- Part Four. Telling the story: -- Start at Any Point: Reporting and Writing -- Dispelling Myths in Case Study Research.

"Case Study Research in Practice explores the author's practical and uniquely personal approach to the theory and practice of case study research. Author Helen Simons draws on her extensive experience in conducting and teaching case study research to provide a comprehensive and insightful account of the process of conducting case study that tackles common misconceptions and addresses the questions often raised by students. In four sections, the book covers: The rationale, concept and design of case study research; Methods and ethics in case study; Interpreting, analyzing and reporting the case ; Generalizing and theorizing in case study research"--Publisher's website.

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