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Case Study Research in Practice

March 2009 | 200 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
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Case Study Research in Practice explores the theory and practice of case study research. Helen Simons draws on her extensive experience of teaching and conducting case study to provide a comprehensive and practical account of how to design, conduct and communicate case study research. It addresses questions often raised by students and common misconceptions about case research. In four sections the book covers

- Rationale, concept and design of case study research

- Methods, ethics and reflexivity in case study

- Interpreting, analyzing and reporting the case

- Generalizing and theorizing in case study research

Rich with 'tales from the field' and summary memos as an aide-memoire to future action, the book provides fresh insights and challenges for researchers to guide their practice of case study research.

This is an ideal text for those studying and conducting case study research in education, health and social care, and related social science disciplines.

Helen Simons is Professor Emeritus of Education University of Southampton

 
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

excellent text for anyone at both undergraduate to doctoral level using case studies - Helen in a great writer

Ms Catherine O'Reilly
Education, Instititute of Public Administration
May 4, 2010
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I see this book as an excellent way of filling a pretty major gap in the case study aspect of the masters' research seminar. This is down to the range of case-issues Simons deals with so lucidly.

Dr Conor Galvin
Education , UCD DUblin
May 4, 2010
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A useful text that explains the cocnepts of case study research. Too much focus on education research

Mr James Bostock
Events Management, Sheffield Hallam University
December 14, 2009
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This is a very useful text for researchers and students interested in using case-studies in their research in the social sciences, international development, and related fields such as education and health.

Mr Daniel Mcavoy
Anthropology , East Anglia University
December 7, 2009
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I have recommended this as one of two essential texts for the course.

Dr Conor Galvin
Education , UCD DUblin
November 12, 2009
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