Case Study Research

Design and Methods
Fourth Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-4129-6099-1
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, Band 5, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: Applied Social Research Methods

Providing a complete portal to the world of case study research, the Fourth Edition of Robert K. Yin’s bestselling text Case Study Research offers comprehensive coverage of the design and use of the case study method as a valid research tool. This thoroughly revised text now covers more than 50 case studies (approximately 25% new), gives fresh attention to quantitative analyses, discusses more fully the use of mixed methods research designs, and includes new methodological insights. The book’s coverage of case study research and how it is applied in practice gives readers access to exemplary case studies drawn from a wide variety of academic and applied fields. Key Features of the Fourth Edition Highlights each specific research feature through 44 boxed vignettes that feature previously published case studies Provides methodological insights to show the similarities between case studies and other social science methods Suggests a three-stage approach to help readers define the initial questions they will consider in their own case study research Covers new material on human subjects protection, the role of Institutional Review Boards, and the interplay between obtaining IRB approval and the final development of the case study protocol and conduct of a pilot case Includes an overall graphic of the entire case study research process at the beginning of the book, then highlights the steps in the process through graphics that appear at the outset of all the chapters that follow Offers in-text learning aids including “tips” that pose key questions and answers at the beginning of each chapter, practical exercises, endnotes, and a new cross-referencing table Case Study Research, Fourth Edition is ideal for courses in departments of Education, Business and Management, Nursing and Public Health, Public Administration, Anthropology, Sociology, and Political Science.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yin, Robert K.

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword, by Donald T. Campbell
Preface
1. INTRODUCTION: How to Know Whether and When to Use Case Studies as a Research Method
The Case Study as a Research Method
Comparing Case Studies With Other Research Methods in the Social Sciences
Different Kinds of Case Studies, But a Common Definition
Summary
2. DESIGNING CASE STUDIES: Identifying Your Case(s) and Establishing the Logic of Your Case Study
General Approach to Designing Case Studies
Criteria for Judging the Quality of Research Designs
Case Study Designs
Modest Advice in Selecting Case Study Designs
3. PREPARING TO COLLECT CASE STUDY EVIDENCE: What You Need to Do Before Starting to Collect Case Study Data
The Case Study Investigator: Desired Skills
Preparation and Training for a Specific Case Study
The Case Study Protocol
Screening the Candidate "Cases" for Your Case Study
The Pilot Case Study
Summary
4. COLLECTING CASE STUDY EVIDENCE: The Principles You Should Follow in Working With Six Sources of Evidence
Six Sources of Evidence
Three Principles of Data Collection
Summary
5. ANALYZING CASE STUDY EVIDENCE: How to Start Your Analysis, Your Analytic Choices, and How They Work
An Analytic Strategy: More Than Familiarity With Analytic Tools
Five Analytic Techniques
Pressing for a High-Quality Analysis
Summary
6. REPORTING CASE STUDIES: How and What to Compose
Targeting Case Study Reports
Case Study Reprots as Part of Larger, Mixed Methods Studies
Illustrative Structures for Case Study Compositions
Procedures in Doing a Case Study Report
What Makes an Examplary Case Study?
References
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Author

Über Autor(innen)

Yin, Robert K.
Robert K. Yin is President of COSMOS Corporation, an applied research and social science firm. Over the years, COSMOS has successfully completed hundreds of projects for federal agencies, state and local agencies, and private foundations, and most of this book’s applications come from these projects.Outside of COSMOS, Dr. Yin has assisted numerous other research groups, helping to train their field teams or to design research studies. A recent engagement has been with the United Nations Development Programme, and another assignment has been to provide guidance to assist doctoral students at the University of Copenhagen. Currently, Dr. Yin holds the position of distinguished scholar-in-residence at American University’s School of International Service (Washington, DC). Earlier, he served as Visiting Scholar at the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s research methodology division.Dr. Yin has authored nearly 100 journal articles and books. His first book on the case study method, Case Study Research: Design and Methods (2014) is in its fifth edition. He has edited two case study anthologies (Yin, 2004; and 2005) and has most recently authored a new text on qualitative research methods (Yin, 2011). Dr. Yin received his B.A. in history from Harvard College (magna cum laude) and his Ph.D. in brain and cognitive sciences from M.I.T.