Case Study Research
What, Why and How?
How should case studies be selected? Is case study methodology fundamentally different to that of other methods? What, in fact, is a case?
Case Study Research: What, Why and How? is an authoritative and nuanced exploration of the many faces of case-based research methods. As well as the what, how, and why, the author also examines the when and which – always with an eye on practical applications to the design, collection, analysis, and presentation of the research.
Case study methodology can prove a confusing and fragmented topic. In bringing diverse notions of case study research together in one volume and sensitizing the reader to the many varying definitions and perceptions of 'case study', this book equips researchers at all levels with the knowledge to make an informed choice of research strategy.
For MA students and research students, good text for specific area that isn't covered in enough depth in general research texts.
This excellent and contemporary publication very usefully pulls together classic and contemporary ideas relevant to case study design.
Swanborn's critical approach to many issues relate to this partiular research strategy is very accessible and illustrative, giving detailed and specific insight into how case study may be used in applied sciences.
Will recommend it both to undergraduate and postgraduate students and indeed it will be also a useful source for my own research
This book will suplement the main course text by Yin
This is a much needed, very readable and accessible book. I will not only be suggesting this to undergraduates and masters level students but also to the clinicians with whom I have contact. It is a useful book for students to have access to when they consider case studies for their practice placements, in terms of considering how their case studies might potentially be shaped for research and evaluation purposes. It also makes it possible for clinicians to see practically how they can develop work through their current case loads.
Clear and easy to follow. Makes teaching and learning the subject easy.
For graduate students whose research questions would benefit by being addressed by the case study method this book provides a range of alternatives, much greater than provided by similar books. For those students who might consider providing case studies to aid understanding of data or for those whose data might provide greater insight if organised into one or more case studies, this book provides accessible and cdetailed guidance.
It provides a specific look into the issues surrounding using a case study in research - this is great for more detail compared to general research texts.
