Case Study Research and Applications: Design and Methods

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SAGE Publications, Sep 27, 2017 - Social Science - 352 pages

Winner of the 2019 McGuffey Longevity Award from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA)


Recognized as one of the most cited methodology books in the social sciences, the Sixth Edition of Robert K. Yin′s bestselling text provides a complete portal to the world of case study research. With the integration of 11 applications in this edition, the book gives readers access to exemplary case studies drawn from a wide variety of academic and applied fields. Ultimately, Case Study Research and Applications will guide students in the successful use and application of the case study research method.


 

Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Identifying Your Cases and Establishing
Internal Validity
Defining the Case in a Case Study Linking Job Training
The Principles You Should Follow
How to Start Your Analysis Your
How and What to Compose
How and What to Compose
Appendix A A Note on the Uses of Case Study Research in Psychology
Brief Glossary of Terms Directly Related to Case Study Research
References
Author Index
Subject Index
Copyright

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About the author (2017)

Robert K. Yin is President of COSMOS Corporation, an applied research and social science firm. Over the years, COSMOS has successfully completed hundreds of projects for federal agencies, state and local agencies, and private foundations.Outside of COSMOS, Dr. Yin has assisted numerous other research groups, helping to train their field teams or to design research studies. The most recent such engagements have been with The World Bank, the Division of Special Education and disAbility Research at George Mason University, the Department of Nursing Research and Quality Outcomes at the Children’s National Health System (Washington, DC), and the School of Education, Southern New Hampshire University.Dr. Yin has authored over 100 publications, including authoring or editing 11 books (not counting the multiple editions of any given book). Earlier editions of the present book have been translated into eight languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Swedish, Romanian, Italian, Polish, and Portuguese), and a second book on Qualitative Research from Start to Finish (2016) is in its 2nd edition and has been translated into four languages (Chinese, Korean, Swedish, and Portuguese). Dr. Yin received his B.A. in history from Harvard College (magna cum laude) and his Ph.D. in brain and cognitive sciences from MIT.

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