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020			_a9781849206112 (hbk.)
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035			_a(OCoLC)491930428
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050		4	_aH62 _b.S93 2010
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100	1		_aSwanborn, P. G., _d1935- _911
245	1	0	_aCase study research : _bwhat, why and how? / _cPeter G. Swanborn.
260			_aLos Angeles : _bSAGE, _c2010.
300			_aix, 178 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_g1. _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.
650		0	_aSocial sciences _xResearch _xMethodology. _912
650		0	_aCase method. _913
900			_bTOC
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