Doing Case Study Research: A Practical Guide for Beginning Researchers

Doing Case Study Research: A Practical Guide for Beginning Researchers

Reflecting recent knowledge and developments in the field, this very practical, easy-to-use guide emphasizes learning how to do case study research from the first step of deciding whether a case study is the way to go to the last step of verifying and confirming findings before disseminating them. The authors show students how to: determine an appropriate research design; conduct informative interviews; record observations; document analyses; delineate ways to confirm case study findings; describe methods for deriving meaning from data; and communicate their findings. Featuring many new examples, the Third Edition offers step-by-step guidance to help beginning researchers through the stages of planning and implementing a thesis, dissertation, or independent project. This succinct how-to guide is an excellent place for anyone to begin doing case study research. <br><br> <b>Book Features:</b><br> * Straightforward introduction to the science of doing case study research. <br> * A step-by-step approach that speaks directly to the novice investigator.<br> * Many concrete examples to illustrate key concepts. <br> * Questions, illustrations, and activities to reinforce what has been learned.