Case Study Research: The Quick Guide Series: 2nd EditionAcademic Conferences Limited, 1.4.2013 - 220 sivua Although the case study research method is increasingly important and used by many researchers it is still not well understood. Case Study Research in the Quick Guides Series explains the main issues which have to be considered before case study research is undertaken as well as providing check lists as to how to go about using this research approach. Case study research is not an easy option and this book points out where the challenges are and what needs to be done to become a competent case study researcher. Issues which are given particular attention include different types of case study, the issue of how many cases are required, research proposals and research protocols when using case studies, the collection and analysis of data. Case Study Research also addressed the analysis of case study data, the case study write up and how to evaluate a case study. |
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Different Types of Case Studies and Choosing | 15 |
Quantitative and Qualitative 33 The importance of data | 33 |
4 1 The research proposal and protocol 57 Understanding and planning academic research | 57 |
Chapter5 5 1 Collecting the data 85 Data collection a major challenge | 85 |
6 1 Data Analysis for a Case Study 105 The art of the possible | 105 |
The case study writeras a story teller some style and form | 135 |
8 1 The case study dissertation 148 Case studies for research degrees | 148 |
Pilot Studies or Field Tests for Case Study | 157 |
Data Management for Case Studies Make | 163 |
Ethics Approval for Case Study Research | 173 |
Evaluating your case study research | 187 |
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able academic degree academic research project acquired addressed answering the research approach appropriate argument backup business and management challenging Chapter Cloud Computing coding concepts conducted Content Analysis context Correspondence Analysis create data analysis data collection data required described dissertation doctoral document ethics approval ethics protocol field notes files focus groups gatekeepers hermeneutic hypothesis testing important individuals Informed Consent interview involved IssueNo knowledge multiple case study normally number of different organisation participant observer perceptual maps pilot study possible proach problem produce qualitative data qualitative research quantitative and qualitative questionnaire quired referred regarded research degree candidate research design research process research proposal research protocol research ques research question researcher needs researcher’s Robert Louis Stephenson searcher sometimes sources of data statistical story study research study sites Table techniques term theoretical conjecture theory tion tive transcripts triangulation type of research types of data understanding unit of analysis writing