Yin, Robert K.,

Case study research : design and methods / Robert K. Yin. - Fifth edition. - Los Angeles, California : SAGE, 2013. - 352 pages ; 24 cm

Previous ed.: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1. Getting Started: How to Know Whether and When to Use the Case Study as a Research Method Chapter 2. Designing Case Studies: Identifying Your Case(s) and Establishing the Logic of Your Case Study Chapter 3. Preparing to Collect Case Study Evidence: What You Need to Do before Starting to Collect Case Study Data Chapter 4. Collecting Case Study Evidence: The Principles You Should Follow in Working with Six Sources of Evidence Chapter 5. Analyzing Case Study Evidence: How to Start Your Analysis, Your Analytic Choices, and How They Work Chapter 6. Reporting Case Studies: How and What to Compose Appendix A: A Note on the Uses of Case Study Research in Psychology Appendix B: A Note on the Uses of Case Study Research in Evaluations Appendix C: Index of Individual Case Studies (cited in BOXES or from Expanded Case Study Materials)

This practical text shows readers sound principles of case study research put into practice, helping them to identify solutions to problems commonly encountered when doing case studies.

9781452242569 (pbk.) : £31.99

2013008876


Research--Methodology
Case method.
Social sciences--Research--Methodology
Society.
Research methods: general
Social research & statistics
Sociology

H62 / .Y56 2013

300.722 YIN