Case Study Research PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES

• Main Author: Gerring, John 1962- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York Cambridge University Press 2007
• Subjects: Case method; Social sciences > Research > Methodology
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• Physical Description: x, 265 pages illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes
• ISBN: 052185928X (hardback); 0521676568 (pbk.); 9780521676564 (pbk.)

Case Study Research: Principles and Practices aims to provide a general understanding of the case study method as well as specific tools for its successful implementation. These tools can be utilized in all fields where the case study method is prominent, including business, anthropology, communications, economics, education, medicine, political science, social work, and sociology. Topics include the definition of a 'case study,' the strengths and weaknesses of this distinctive method, strategies for choosing cases, an experimental template for understanding research design, and the role of singular observations in case study research. It is argued that a diversity of approaches - experimental, observational, qualitative, quantitative, ethnographic - may be successfully integrated into case study research. This book breaks down traditional boundaries between qualitative and quantitative, experimental and nonexperimental, positivist and interpretivist.