03212cam a2200313 a 45000010008000000030005000080050017000130080041000300200025000710200022000960200022001180200025001400240016001650350024001810350021002050350017002260400045002430420016002880500019003040820015003231000028003382450068003662600032004343000033004665040051004995052287005506500044028376500017028817925998Nust20180117090009.0100129s2010    caua     b    001 0 eng    a9781849206112 (hbk.)  a1849206112 (hbk.)  a1849206120 (pbk.)  a9781849206129 (pbk.)  a99938780111  a(OCoLC)ocn491930428  a(OCoLC)491930428  a(NNC)7925998  aUKMcUKMdBTCTAdYDXCPdNhCcYBPdOrLoB-B  aukblcatcopy 4aH62b.S93 201004a001.422221 aSwanborn, P. G.,d1935-10aCase study research :bwhat, why and how? /cPeter G. Swanborn.  aLos Angeles :bSAGE,c2010.  aix, 178 p. :bill. ;c25 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.00g1.tWhat is a case study? -- g1.1.tIntroduction -- g1.2.tPhenomena and cases -- g1.3.tHistorical background -- g1.4.tMethodological point of departure -- g1.5.tDefinition -- g1.6.tAdditional remarks about the definition -- g1.7.tAn holistic approach? -- g1.8.tConclusions -- tExercises -- tKey terms -- g2.tWhen to conduct a case study? -- g2.1.tIntroduction -- g2.2.tResearch questions -- g2.3.tSpecific conditions -- g2.4.tFurther considerations -- g2.5.tConclusions -- tExercises -- tKey terms -- g3.tHow to select cases? -- g3.1.tIntroduction -- g3.2.tDemarcation of the domain -- g3.3.tNo selection at all -- g3.4.tRandom selection -- g3.5.tPragmatic grounds -- g3.6.tSubstantive criteria -- g3.7.tThe problem of generalisation -- g3.8.tConclusions -- tExercises -- tKey terms -- g4.tWhat data to collect? -- g4.1.tIntroduction -- g4.2.tData and theories -- g4.3.tAn application of theory -- g4.4.tCausality -- g4.5.tConclusions -- tExercises -- tKey terms -- g5.tHow to enrich your case study data? -- g5.1.tIntroduction: degrees of freedom -- g5.2.tIncreasing the number of measurement points in time -- g5.3.tIntroducing sub-units -- g5.4.tIncreasing the number of cases -- g5.5.tIncreasing the number of predictions -- g5.6.tUsing several gradations of the independent variables -- g5.7.tDiversifying methods of collecting data -- g5.8.tDiversifying researchers -- g5.9.tPresenting results to participants and using their opinions as extra data -- g5.10.tConclusions -- tExercises -- tKey terms -- g6.tHow to analyse your data? -- g6.1.tIntroduction -- g6.2.tFive traditions -- g6.3.tAnalysis -- g6.4.tLimits of tabulations on qualitative data -- g6.5.tConclusions -- tExercises -- tKey terms -- g7.tAssets and opportunities -- g7.1.tStyles of reporting -- g7.2.tCombining intensive and extensive approaches -- g7.3.tGeneralising from the user's perspective -- g7.4.tMeta-analysis -- g7.5.tThe efficiency of case studies -- g7.6.tEpilogue -- tKey terms -- gAppendix 1.tSelected literature on case studies -- gAppendix 2.tThe political science debate on case studies -- gAppendix 3.tA note on triangulation -- gAppendix 4.tA note on contamination. 0aSocial sciencesxResearchxMethodology. 0aCase method.