Handbook of case study research in the social sciences / edited by Peter Rule (Director of Centre for Higher and Adult Education, Department of Curriculum Studies, Faculty of Education, Stellenbosch University) and Vaughn M. John (Professor, School of Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rule, Peter, editor.

John, Vaughn M, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Case studies.

Social sciences.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

"In this Handbook, Peter Rule and Vaughn M. John bring together international experts to provide a thorough overview of case study research in the social sciences. Analysing both historical and contemporary examples, the Handbook contains a comprehensive grounding for both experienced and novice researchers in case study theory and methodology, drawing out the challenges as well as the prospects for its development. The Handbook elaborates on the foundational issues of case study research, for instance meaning-making, definition, context and theory. Chapter authors examine methodological dimensions, including single and multiple case study design, methods of data collection, analysis and presentation, and the relation of case study to narrative and ethnographical research. They deploy an interdisciplinary approach across education, anthropology, psychotherapy, social work, public administration and business ethics and draw connections between the local and the global. Spanning a range of disciplines and fields, this Handbook is a vital resource for students and scholars of the social sciences with an interest in case study methodology, as well as academics who use case studies in their research"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents 1. Introduction: Case study research in the social sciences / Peter Rule

Part I. Foundations

2. Case study as meaning making / Malcolm Tight

3. Knowledge and knowing in case study research: Towards a relational epistemology / Peter Rule and Bedrettin Yazan

4. Studying a case in context / Vaughn M. John

5. Theory and theorizing in case study research / Peter Rule

6. Building theoretical frameworks from an intrinsic single case and a diverse multi-case study: A comparison / Vivienne Spooner and Kerrin Myres

Part II. Methodological dimensions

7. Multiple case study design / Veena Vohra

8. Navigating participatory methods in childhood research: A qualitatively driven approach to case study design / Jane Spiteri

9. Case study and narrative / Mariette Volschenk

10. Case study and ethnography / Joan M. Verd and Germán Quaranta

Part III. Case study in fields and disciplines

11. Case study research in education: Considering possible paradoxes and concerns / Lorna Hamilton

12. The invention of the case study method in anthropology: First steps to decolonise knowledge in colonial and postcolonial societies / Karen Sykes

13. Case study research in social work / Ian F. Shaw and Mark Hardy, with Peter Sommerfeld

14. Case study research in counselling and psychotherapy / David Edwards

15. Case study research in public administration: Analytical framework and systematic review / J.S. (Kobus) Wessels and J.N. Zongozzi

16. Methodology for case studies in business ethics / Jacob Dahl Rendtorff

17. Case study at the nexus of the global and the local / Adriana Nunez-Picado and Kirsten Martinus

18. Concluding reflections on case study research and its prospects / Vaughn M. John

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781803920320 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.