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Malcolm Tight. Understanding Case Study Research
Understanding Case Study Research
Contents
List of Boxes and Table. Boxes
Table
About the Author
1 Introduction. Aims and Audience
The Contents of the Book
2 Origins and Applications of Case Study. Introduction
What is a Case Study?
Box 2.1 Definitions of Case Study
The Origins and History of Case Study
Case Study in Different Disciplines
Types of Case Study
Box 2.2 Types of Case Study
Teaching and Research Case Studies
Summary
Key Readings
3 Key Debates in Case Study Research. Introduction
Alternative Perspectives on Case Study
Box 3.1 Alternative Research Classifications of Case Study
Case Study as a Research Design
The Qualitative/Quantitative Debate
Debates Regarding Case Study
Strengths and Desirable Qualities of Case Study
Box 3.2 Strengths, Weaknesses and Desirable Qualities of Case Studies. Strengths
Weaknesses
Desirable Qualities
Perceived Weaknesses of Case Study and Responses to These
Generalisability
Validity and Reliability
Box 3.3 Alternative Criteria for Judging the Quality of Research
Other Issues
Is Everything a Case?
Summary
Key Readings
4 The Value of Case Study. Introduction
What Makes a Meaningful Case Study?
Box 4.1 What Makes a Meaningful Case Study?
Can You Understand What the Researchers Have Done and Why?
Does Their Interpretation of Their Findings Seem Reasonable and Defensible?
Can You Relate the Case Study to Other Research on the Topic?
Does the Study Suggest Plausible Change Actions and/or Further Research Directions?
Some Examples of Meaningful Case Study Research
Bygstad and Munkvold (2011)
Watson (2009)
Johnston (1985)
Kyburz-Graber (2004)
Payne et al (2007)
Small-scale Research with Meaning
Summary
Key Readings
5 The Use of Case Study in Different Disciplines. Introduction
Which Disciplines Use Case Study?
Business and Management
Generic Studies
Accounting
International Business
Marketing
Operations Management
Public Administration
Purchasing and Logistics
Small Business
Education
Different Educational Areas, Sectors or Levels
Health
Medicine
Nursing
Physiotherapy
Psychiatry/Psychoanalysis/Psychotherapy
Other Professional Disciplines
Development
Information Systems
Law
Library and Information Studies
Social Work
Other Disciplines
Geography and Environmental Studies
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Conclusions across the Disciplines
Summary
Key Readings
6 Case Studies in Mixed/Combined Research Designs. Introduction
Using Case Study in Combined Research Designs
Box 6.1 Possible Reasons for Using Case Study in Combined Research Designs
Examples of Combined Research Designs
Action and Other Participatory Forms of Research
Complexity Science and Network Theory
Constructionism and Critical Realism
Content Analysis
Ethnography
Evaluation
Experiment
Grounded Theory
Surveys
Systems Designs
Time Series Designs
General Conclusions and Guidance
Summary
Key Readings
7 Learning from Case Study. Introduction
Writing on Case Study
Existing Meta-analyses and Systematic Reviews
Box 7.1 Examples of Meta-analyses and Systematic Reviews of Case Study Research. Identified and discussed in Chapter 5
Other Examples
How to Find Relevant Case Studies
Box 7.2 How to Find Relevant Case Studies
Using Search Engines
Using Existing Meta-analyses, Systematic Reviews and Literature Reviews
Using Articles, Books and Reports
Using Theses and Dissertations
Using Existing Case Studies
Box 7.3 Using Existing Case Studies
To Inform Your Research Design, Choice of Methodology and Methods
To Inform Your Theoretical Framework
To Compare Your Practice with
To Compare Your Findings and Conclusions with
To Enable You to Generalise Further
Reading Non-case Study Research of Relevance to the Topic
Examples of Case Study Research
Baines and Cunningham (2013)
Etherington and Bridges (2011)
Garaway (1996)
Jones et al (1993)
McCarthy, Holland and Gillies (2003)
Mjoset (2006)
Nonthaleerak and Hendry (2008)
Oke and Gopalakrishnan (2009)
Rialp et al (2005)
Vellema et al (2013)
Some Conclusions
Contrary Examples
Greenhalgh et al (2010)
Jenkins et al (2001)
Some Conclusions
Summary
Key Readings
8 Selection, Context and Theory in Case Study. Introduction
Overview
Box 8.1 Guidance on Doing Case Studies
Scheduling Your Research Project
Research Questions
Box 8.2 Examples of Research Questions from Case Studies
Sampling and Selection Issues
The Role of Access
Other Issues in Sampling and Selection
Selection Bias
Ethical Concerns
Box 8.3 Alternative Formulations of Ethical Principles and Frameworks
The Case Study in Context: Boundary, Environment and Unit of Analysis
Case Studies and Theory
What is Theory?
Theory Building with Case Study
Box 8.4 Published Examples of Theory Building from Case Study Research
Theory Testing with Case Study
Single and Multiple Case Studies
Summary
Key Readings
9 Method, Analysis and Report in Case Study. Introduction
Overview
Methodology and Methods
Box 9.1 Epistemologies, Theoretical Perspectives, Methodologies and Methods
Distinguishing between Methodology and Method
Alternative Methodological Approaches: Positivist and Interpretivist Strategies
Choice of Methods: Qualitative, Quantitative or Mixed?
Qualitative Methods
Box 9.2 Research Strategies and Methods of Data Collection and Analysis within Qualitative Research. Research Strategies
Methods of Collection and Analysis
Box 9.3 What Should Qualitative Research Be?
Quantitative Methods
Box 9.4 Forms of Quantitative Analysis. Simpler Forms of Quantitative Analysis
More Complicated Forms of Quantitative Analysis
Mixed Methods
Collecting and Analysing Data
Guidance on Analysis from Exponents of Case Study
Box 9.5 Analysing Case Studies according to Yin and Swanborn. A: According to Yin (2009) Pattern Matching
Explanation Building
Time-Series Analysis
Logic Models
Cross-case Synthesis
B: According to Swanborn (2010) Research in the Field of Changing Organisations according to Yin (i.e. the five approaches identified above)
Analysis of Data Collected in One of the Qualitative Traditions
Data Analysis and Presentation according to the Work of Miles and Huberman
Time-series Analysis
Data Analysis according to Ragin’s Method
Other Approaches
Using Software for Analysis
Reporting Your Findings
Assessing Your Work
Writing Up for Publication
Summary
Key Readings
10 Conclusion. Introduction
The Contemporary State of Case Study
Possible Future Directions
References
Index
