Case study research : design and methods
- 2 ed
- California : Sage, 1994
- 171 p.
- Applied Social Research Methods Series ; v. 5 .
1. Introduction -The case study as a research strategy -Comparing case studies with other research strategies -Different types of case studies, but a common definition 2. Designing case studies -General approach to designing case studies -Criteria for judging the quality of research designs -Case study designs 3. 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 4. Conducting case studies: collecting the evidence -Six sources of evidence -Three principles of data collection 5. Analyzing case study evidence -General analytic strategies -Dominant modes of analysis -Lesser modes of analysis -Pressing for a high-quality analysis 6. Composing the case study "report" -Audiences for case studies -Varieties of case study compositions -Illustrative structures for case study compositions -Procedures in doing a case study report -What makes an exemplary case study?