Doing case study research : a practical guide for beginning researchers /

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Author / Creator:Hancock, Dawson R.
Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:New York : Teachers College Press, c2011.
Description:xiii, 114 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9023112
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Other authors / contributors:Algozzine, Robert.
ISBN:9780807752685 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0807752681
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-105) and index.
Summary:Starting with how to establish a rationale for conducting a systematic case study and identify literature that informs the research effort, this resource shows students how to determine an appropriate research design and conduct informative interviews, observations, and document analyses. It also describes methods for deriving meaning from data and communicating the results. Finally, the authors delineate the ways to verify the results attained. --from publisher description
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Key Features
  • Rationale
  • Course Applications
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part I. Foundations
  • 1. Scientific Inquiry
  • Content Review
  • Activities and Applications for Prospective Researchers
  • 2. Qualitative and Quantitative Research
  • Illustrations from Practice
  • Content Review
  • Activities and Applications for Prospective Researchers
  • Part II. Stages of Doing Case Study Research
  • 3. Setting the Stage
  • What Has Been Studied Using Case Study Research?
  • Illustrations from Practice
  • Content Review
  • Activities and Applications for Prospective Researchers
  • 4. Determining What We Know
  • How to Do a Literature Review
  • Illustrations from Practice
  • Content Review
  • Activities and Applications for Prospective Researchers
  • 5. Selecting a Design
  • Relations Between Design and Method
  • Illustrations from Practice
  • Content Review
  • Activities and Applications for Prospective Researchers
  • 6. Gathering Information from Interviews
  • Illustration from Practice
  • Content Review
  • Activities and Applications for Prospective Researchers
  • 7. Gathering Information from Observations
  • Design Illustrations
  • Illustrations from Practice
  • Content Review
  • Activities and Applications for Prospective Researchers
  • 8. Gathering Information from Documents
  • Authenticity of Documents
  • Questions to Answer When Gathering Information from Documents
  • Illustrations from Practice
  • Content Review
  • Activities and Applications for Prospective Researchers
  • 9. Summarizing and Interpreting the Information
  • Design illustration: Thinking About Method
  • Illustrations from Practice
  • Content Review
  • Activities and Applications for Prospective Researchers
  • 10. Reporting Findings
  • How to Synthesize Findings
  • Design Illustration
  • Content Review
  • Activities and Applications for Prospective Researchers
  • 11. Confirming Case Study Findings
  • Illustrations from Practice
  • Content Review
  • Activities and Applications for Prospective Researchers
  • Part III. Putting it all Together
  • 12. Preparing Proposals for Case Study Research
  • Introduction
  • Review of Literature
  • Method
  • Supporting Materials
  • Frequently Asked Questions About Research Proposals
  • Content Review
  • Activities and Applications for Prospective Researchers
  • 13. Disseminating Case Study Research
  • Introduction
  • Method
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Content Review
  • Activities and Applications for Prospective Researchers
  • Epilogue
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Annotated Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Authors