Doing Case Study Research: A Practical Guide for Beginning Researchers

by Dawson R. Hancock, Bob Algozzine

This step-by-step 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 identifying 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 how to derive meaning from data and how to communicate 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.

Genres: Research, School, Nonfiction, Education

106 pages, Paperback

First published June 9, 2006

Reviews

[Leslie Barr · Rating 5 out of 5]

Helpful for my child development class.

[Curtis Chamblee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good Book needed for my qualitative class.

[Bojan Fürst · Rating 2 out of 5]

So basic that it is almost useless. On the other hand, if you just want something you can follow as a recipe book - this is sort of it.

[Velda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy to read and understand.

[Josiah Aston · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good practical overview of case study research. Provides many additional resources one might use to delve more deeply into it.

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

overall a handy little break down of case study research.

[Karu]

Good overview of the case study method. Recommend to read before doing the research.