Inbunden, Engelska, 2000

Case Study Method

Key Issues, Key Texts

Av Roger Gomm, Martyn Hammersley, Peter Foster

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Beskrivning

This is the most comprehensive guide to the current uses and importance of case study methods in social research. The editors bring together key contributions from the field which reflect different interpretations of the purpose and capacity of case study research. The address issues such as: the problem of generalizing from study of a small number of cases; and the role of case study in developing and testing theories. The editors offer in-depth assessments of the main arguments. An annotated bibliography of the literature dealing with case study research makes this an exhaustive and indispensable guide.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum: 2000-10-23
Mått: 156 x 234 x 20 mm
Vikt: 540 g
Format: Inbunden
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 288
Upplaga: 1
Förlag: SAGE Publications Inc
ISBN: 9780761964131

Utforska kategorier

Sociologi

Mer om författaren

Roger Gomm, now retired, was lecturer in health and welfare at The Open University, UK. He has long experience of ethnographic research in both the United Kingdom and internationally, and of bespoke evaluation research. He has written several books, including Social Research Methodology (second edition, Palgrave Macmillan, 2008) and Key Concepts in Social Research Methods (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009). Martyn Hammersley is an emeritus professor of educational and social research at The Open University, UK. He has carried out research in the sociology of education and the sociology of the media. However, much of his work has been concerned with the methodological issues surrounding social enquiry. He has written several books including (with Paul Atkinson) Ethnography: Principles in Practice (fourth edition, Routledge, 2019), The Dilemma of Qualitative Method (Routledge, 1989), The Politics of Social Research (SAGE, 1995), Reading Ethnographic Research (second edition, Longman, 1997), Taking Sides in Social Research (Routledge, 2000), Educational Research, Policymaking and Practice, (London, Paul Chapman/SAGE, 2002), Questioning Qualitative Inquiry (SAGE, 2008), Methodology Who Needs It? (SAGE, 2011), The Myth of Research-Based Policy and Practice (SAGE, 2013), The Limits of Social Science (SAGE, 2014), and The Concept of Culture (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019). Website: http://martynhammersley.wordpress.com/

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`This is a worthwhile book which will be useful to readers. It collectstogether key sources on a topic which is a "hardy perennial", guaranteeingits relevance for academics, researchers, and students on higher levelmethods programmes. The editorial contributions are by well-knownauthorities in the field, are carefully-constructed, and take a clearposition. I would certainly want this book on my shelf′ - Nigel Fielding, University of Surrey

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