Efnisyfirlit

• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Chapter 1 • Getting Started: How to Know Whether and When to Use the Case Study as a Research Method
  • Being Ready for the Challenge, and Setting High Expectations
  • Comparing Case Studies With Other Social Science Research Methods
    • Relationships Among the Methods: Not Hierarchical
    • When to Use the Different Methods
  • Variations in Case Studies, but a Common Definition
    • Definition of the Case Study as a Research Method
    • Variations in Case Studies as a Research Method
  • Addressing Traditional Concerns About Case Study Research
  • Summary
  • Notes to Chapter 1
• Chapter 2 • Designing Case Studies: Identifying Your Case(s) and Establishing the Logic of Your Case Study
  • General Approach to Designing Case Studies
    • Definition of Research Designs
    • Components of Research Designs
  • The Role of Theory in Research Designs
    • Theory Development
    • Illustrative Topics for Theories
    • Using Theory to Generalize From Case Studies
    • Summary
  • Criteria for Judging the Quality of Research Designs
    • Construct Validity
    • Internal Validity
    • External Validity
    • Reliability
    • Summary
  • Case Study Research Designs
    • What Are the Potential Single-Case Designs (Types 1 and 2)?
    • What Are the Potential Multiple-Case Study Designs (Types 3 and 4)?
  • Modest Advice in Selecting Case Study Designs
    • Single- or Multiple-Case Designs?
    • Closed or Adaptive Designs?
    • Mixed-Methods Designs: Mixing Case Studies With Other Methods?
  • Notes to Chapter 2
  • Application #1: An Exploratory Case Study: How New Organizational Practices Become Routinized
  • Application #2: Defining the “Case” in a Case Study: Linking Job Training and Economic Development Initiatives at the Local Level
  • Application #3: How “Discovery” Can Occur in the Field: Social Stratification in a Midsized Community
• Chapter 3 • Preparing to Collect Case Study Evidence: What You Need to Do Before Starting to Collect Case Study Data
  • The Case Study Researcher: Desired Skills and Values
    • Asking Good Questions
    • Being a Good “Listener”
    • Staying Adaptive
    • Having a Firm Grasp of the Issues Being Studied
    • Conducting Research Ethically
  • Preparation and Training for a Specific Case Study
    • Protecting Human Subjects
    • Training to Do the Case Study
  • The Case Study Protocol
    • Overview of the Case Study (Section A of the Protocol)
    • Data Collection Procedures (Section B of the Protocol)
    • Protocol Questions (Section C of the Protocol)
    • Tentative Outline for the Case Study Report (Section D of the Protocol)
  • Screening the Candidate Cases for Your Case Study
  • The Pilot Case Study
    • Selection of Pilot Cases
    • Scope of the Pilot Inquiry
    • Reports From the Pilot Cases
  • Summary
  • Notes to Chapter 3
• Chapter 4 • Collecting Case Study Evidence: The Principles You Should Follow in Working With Six Sources of Evidence
  • Supporting Textbooks
  • Supporting Principles
  • Six Sources of Evidence
    • Documentation
    • Archival Records
    • Interviews
    • Direct Observations
    • Participant-Observation
    • Physical Artifacts
    • Summary
  • Four Principles of Data Collection
    • Principle 1: Use Multiple Sources of Evidence
    • Principle 2: Create a Case Study Database
    • Principle 3: Maintain a Chain of Evidence
    • Principle 4: Exercise Care When Using Data From Social Media Sources
  • Summary
  • Notes to Chapter 4
  • Application #4: Doing Interviews in the Field: Citizens on Patrol
  • Application #5: Making Field Observations: First Day in an Urban Neighborhood
  • Application #6: Assembling a Question-and-Answer Database: A Case Study of a Community Organization
• Chapter 5 • Analyzing Case Study Evidence: How to Start Your Analysis, Your Analytic Choices, and How They Work
  • An Analytic Strategy: More Than Relying on Analytic Tools
    • Need for an Analytic Strategy
    • Four General Strategies
  • Five Analytic Techniques
    • 1. Pattern Matching
    • 2. Explanation Building
    • 3. Time-Series Analysis
    • 4. Logic Models
    • 5. Cross-Case Synthesis
  • Pressing for a High-Quality Analysis
  • Summary
  • Notes to Chapter 5
  • Application #7: Using a Case Study to Compare Directly Competing Rival Hypotheses: Whether Military Base Closures Produce Catastrophic Economic Impacts or Not
  • Application #8: A Nutshell Example of an Explanatory Case Study: How a Federal Award Affected a University Computer Department
  • Application #9: An Explanatory Case Study: Transforming a Business Firm Through Strategic Planning
• Chapter 6 • Reporting Case Studies: How and What to Compose
  • Having a Flair
  • What “Composing” Covers
  • Audiences for Case Study Research
    • Potential Audiences
    • Orienting Case Study Research to an Audience’s Needs
    • Communicating With Case Studies
  • Varieties of Case Study Compositions
    • Compositional Formats
    • Illustrative Structures for the Substance of Your Case Study
    • Methods and Research Literature Portions of a Case Study
    • Case Studies as Part of Larger, Mixed-Methods Studies
  • Procedures in Composing a Case Study
    • When and How to Start Composing
    • Case Identities: Real or Anonymous?
    • Reviewing the Draft Case Study: A Validating Procedure
  • What Makes an Exemplary Case Study?
    • The Case Study Must Be Significant
    • The Case Study Must Be “Complete”
    • The Case Study Must Consider Alternative Perspectives
    • The Case Study Must Display Sufficient Evidence
    • The Case Study Must Be Composed in an Engaging Manner
  • Notes to Chapter 6
  • Application #10: A Multiple-Case Study Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Data: Proposal Processing at 17 Universities
• Appendix A. A Note on the Uses of Case Study Research in Psychology
• Appendix B. A Note on the Uses of Case Study Research in Evaluations
  • Application #11: An Evaluation Case Study: Evaluation of a Community Coalition’s Campaign
• Brief Glossary of Terms Directly Related to Case Study Research
• References
• Author Index
• Subject Index

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