Doing Case Study Research: A Practical Guide for Beginning Researchers - Couverture rigide

Hancock, Dawson R.; Algozzine, Bob

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0807747084 ISBN 13 : 9780807747087

Editeur : Teachers' College Press, 2006

Synopsis

This practical handbook guides beginning researchers through the stages of planning and implementing case studies. Starting with how to establish a rationale for conducting a systematic case study and identify literature that informs the research effort, this indispensable 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. Students and advisors can use these easy-to-follow steps to shape a thesis, dissertation, or independent project from conceptualization to completion.

Book Features:

• A step-by-step approach that speaks directly to the novice investigator.
• Many concrete examples to illustrate key concepts.
• Questions, illustrations, and activities to reinforce what has been learned.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dawson R. Hancock is Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Bob Algozzine is the Codirector of the Behavior and Reading Improvement Center at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Teachers' College Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0807747084
• ISBN 13: 9780807747087
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible