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Case Study Research

Principles and Practices

John Gerring author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:5th Jan '17

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Thoroughly updated, this new edition provides an understanding of the case study research method and the tools required for its implementation.

Thoroughly updated throughout, the new edition of this leading textbook provides an understanding of the case study method and specific tools for its successful implementation. It is an essential resource for a range of postgraduate courses in fields including political science, sociology, business, communications, education, anthropology and medicine.Case Study Research: Principles and Practices provides a general understanding of the case study method as well as specific tools for its successful implementation. These tools are applicable in a variety of fields including anthropology, business and management, communications, economics, education, medicine, political science, psychology, social work, and sociology. Topics include: a survey of case study approaches; a methodologically tractable definition of 'case study'; strategies for case selection, including random sampling and other algorithmic approaches; quantitative and qualitative modes of case study analysis; and problems of internal and external validity. The second edition of this core textbook is designed to be accessible to readers who are new to the subject and is thoroughly revised and updated, incorporating recent research, numerous up-to-date studies and comprehensive lecture slides.

ISBN: 9781107181267

Dimensions: 254mm x 182mm x 23mm

Weight: 780g

362 pages

2nd Revised edition