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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461788903321

Autore

Simons Helen

Titolo

Case study research in practice [[electronic resource] /] / Helen Simons

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles ; ; London, : SAGE, 2009

ISBN

1-4462-6832-2

1-280-29977-0

9786613554680

1-4462-0536-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Disciplina

300.722

Soggetti

Social sciences - Research - Methodology

Research - Methodology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PROLOGUE; INTRODUCTION; Section I GETTING STARTED; 1 EVOLUTION AND CONCEPT OF CASE STUDY RESEARCH; 2 PLANNING, DESIGNING, GAINING ACCESS; 3 LISTEN, LOOK, DOCUMENT: METHODS IN CASE STUDY RESEARCH; Section II IN THE FIELD; 4 WHO ARE THEY? STUDYING OTHERS; 5 WHO ARE WE? STUDYING OUR 'SELF'; 6 WHOSE DATA ARE THEY? ETHICS IN CASE STUDY RESEARCH; Section III MAKING SENSE; 7 BEGIN AT THE BEGINNING: ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION; 8 FROM DATA TO STORY: EXAMPLES IN PRACTICE; Section IV TELLING THE STORY; 9 START AT ANY POINT: REPORTING AND WRITING

10 DISPELLING MYTHS IN CASE STUDY RESEARCHEPILOGUE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sommario/riassunto

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.