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Thomas, Gary, 1950-

How to do your case study : a guide for students and researchers / Gary Thomas. - Los Angeles, Calif. ; London : SAGE, 2011. - xi, 231 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Contents
PART ONE: GETTING YOUR BEARINGS
1. What Is a Case Study?
2. Case Study and Research Design
3. Models of the Whole
4. Ensuring Quality in Your Case Study: What's Important?

PART TWO: GETTING DOWN TO DOING IT
5. Kinds of Case Studies: Finding Your Case
6. Your Purpose
7. Your Approach
8. Your Process

PART THREE: GETTING ON WITH IT AND FINISHING
9. Out in the Field: Some Ways to Collect Data and Evidence
10. A Toolkit for Analysing and Thinking
11. Writing Your Study
12. The Fancy Stuff: Generalization, Induction, Abduction, Phronesis and Theory.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-224) and index.

PART ONE: GETTING YOUR BEARINGS ; What Is a Case Study? ; Case Study and Research Design ; Models of the Whole ; Ensuring Quality in Your Case Study: What's Important? -- PART TWO: GETTING DOWN TO DOING IT ; Kinds of Case Studies: Finding Your Case ; Your Purpose ; Your Approach ; Your Process -- PART THREE: GETTING ON WITH IT AND FINISHING ; Out in the Field: Some Ways to Collect Data and Evidence ; A Toolkit for Analysing and Thinking ; Writing Your Study ; The Fancy Stuff: Generalization, Induction, Abduction, Phronesis and Theory.

ISBN: 9780857025623 (hbk.) 0857025627 (hbk.) 9780857025630 (pbk.) 0857025635 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Social sciences--Research--Methodology.

Dewey Class. No.: 300.723 / THO