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Doing case study research : a practical guide for beginning researchers / Dawson R. Hancock, Bob Algozzine.

Van Pelt Library LB1028 .H313 2017
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hancock, Dawson R., author.
Algozzine, Robert, author.
Contributor:
James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Education--Research--Methodology.
Education.
Education--Research--Case studies.
Education--Research.
Case method.
Genre:
Case studies.
Physical Description:
xi, 116 pages ; 23 cm
Edition:
Third edition.
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2017]
Contents:
Part I Foundations
1 Scientific Inquiry 3
Content Review 5
Activities and Applications 6
2 Qualitative and Quantitative Research 7
Illustrations from Practice 10
Content Review 10
Activities and Applications 10
Part II Stages of Doing Case Study Research
3 Setting the Stage 15
What Has Been Studied Using Case Study Research? 16
Illustrations from Practice 29
Content Review 31
Activities and Applications 31
4 Determining What We Know 32
How to Do a Literature Review 34
Illustrations from Practice 34
Content Review 36
Activities and Applications 36
5 Selecting a Design 37
Relations Between Design and Method 40
Illustrations from Practice 40
Content Review 44
Activities and Applications 45
6 Gathering Information from Interviews 46
Illustration from Practice 48
Content Review 52
Activities and Applications 52
7 Gathering Information from Observations 53
Design Illustrations 54
Illustrations from Practice 54
Content Review 56
Activities and Applications 56
8 Gathering information from Documents 57
Authenticity of Documents 58
Questions to Answer When Gathering Information from Documents 59
Illustrations from Practice 60
Content Review 61
Activities and Applications 61
9 Summarizing and Interpreting the Information 62
Design illustration: Thinking About Method 63
Illustrations from Practice 64
Content Review 65
Activities and Applications 66
10 Reporting Findings 67
How to Synthesize Findings 68
Design Illustration 69
Content Review 70
Activities and Applications 70
11 Confirming Case Study Findings 71
Illustrations from Practice 72
Content Review 73
Activities and Applications 73
Part III Putting it All Together
12 Preparing Proposals for Case Study Research 77
Introduction 77
Review of Literature 78
Method 78
Supporting Materials 79
Frequently Asked Questions About Research Proposals 79
Content Review 83
Activities and Applications 83
13 Disseminating Case Study Research 84
Introduction 85
Method 85
Results 86
Discussion 86
Content Review 87
Activities and Applications for Prospective Researchers 87.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.
ISBN:
9780807758137
0807758132
OCLC:
960762437
Publisher Number:
99970478926

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