How to Do Your Case Study - Couverture souple

Thomas, Gary

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1446282651 ISBN 13 : 9781446282656

Editeur : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

Vibrant and insightful, this book introduces students and researchers to the basics of case study research. Adopting jargon-free language, it grounds its advice in concrete experience and real-world cases. Using examples from across the social sciences, Gary Thomas provides practical guidance on how best to read, design and carry out case study research with a focus on how to manage and analyze data.

The new edition of this bestselling book addresses crucial issues around ethics and has improved coverage of key themes such as rigor, validity, generalization and the analysis of case studies. It demystifies case study research and answers important questions such as:

• What is a case study?
• When and why should case study methods be used?
• How are case studies designed?
• What methods can be used?
• How do we analyze and make sense of our data?
• How do we write up and write about our case?

Bursting with real-world examples and multidisciplinary cases, and supported by a dynamic new website, this book is essential reading for any student or researcher in the social sciences and humanities.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Gary Thomas is an emeritus professor of education at the University of Birmingham. His teaching and research have focused on inclusion, special education, and research methodology in education, with a particular focus on case study. He has conducted research funded by the AHRC, the ESRC, the Nuffield Foundation, the Leverhulme Trust, the Department for Education, Barnardos, local authorities, and a range of other organisations. He has coedited the British Educational Research Journal and is currently an executive editor of Educational Review. He is author of many books, most recently Education: A Very Short Introduction published by Oxford University Press.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Adopting jargon-free language, this book grounds its advice in concrete experience and real-world cases to provide a vibrant and insightful introduction to the basics of case study research.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1446282651
• ISBN 13: 9781446282656
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 269
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible