Case Study Research in Education : A Qualitative Approach

Abstract

Part 1 Foundations of qualitative case study research: the case study approach to research problems types and uses of case study research in education defining a research problem and selecting a case handling theory and literature reviews in case study research. Part 2 mastering qualitative data collection methods: conducting effective interviews being a careful observer mining data from documents. Part 3 Analyzing and reporting case study data: the components of data analysis using special techniques and computers to analyze qualitative data dealing with validity, reliability, and ethics in case study research writing the case study report.

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Case study researchQualitative researchData collectionManagement scienceComputer scienceReliability (semiconductor)Qualitative propertyData scienceKnowledge managementSociologyEngineeringSocial science

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University of Georgia US

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Year: 1991
Type: book
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                                    Sharan B. Merriam
                                
                            (1991). 
                            Case Study Research in Education : A Qualitative Approach. 
                            Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (Québec government)
                            
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