Encyclopedia of Case Study Research
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Description
Case study research has a long history within the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, dating back to the early 1920's. At first it was a useful way for researchers to make valid inferences from events outside the laboratory in ways consistent with the rigorous practices of investigation inside the lab. Over time, case study approaches garnered interest in multiple disciplines as scholars studied phenomena in context. Despite widespread use, case study research has received little attention among the literature on research strategies.
The Encyclopedia of Case Study Research provides a compendium on the important methodological issues in conducting case study research and explores both the strengths and weaknesses of different paradigmatic approaches. These two volumes focus on the distinctive characteristics of case study research and its place within and alongside other research methodologies.
Key Features
- Presents a definition of case study research that can be used in different fields of study
- Describes case study as a research strategy rather than as a single tool for decision making and inquiry
- Guides rather than dictates, readers' understanding and applications of case study research
- Includes a critical summary in each entry, which raises additional matters for reflection
- Makes case study relevant to researchers at various stages of their careers, across philosophic divides, and throughout diverse disciplines
Key Themes
- Academic Disciplines
- Case Study Research Design
- Conceptual Issues
- Data Analysis
- Data Collection
- Methodological Approaches
- Theoretical Traditions
- Theory Development and Contributions
From Case Study Research
- Types of Case Study Research
Contents
Inductivism
Inductivism
Comparative Case Method; Comparative Case Studies; Comparisons
Comparative Case Method; Comparative Case Studies; Comparisons
Constant Causal Effect Assumption
Constant Causal Effect Assumption
Quasi-Experimental Design
Quasi-Experimental Design
Random Assignment
Random Assignment
Organizational Culture
Organizational Culture
Communicative Action (Habermass)
Communicative Action (Habermass)
Discourse Ethics (Habemass)
Discourse Ethics (Habemass)
Authenticity and Bad Faith (Sartre)
Authenticity and Bad Faith (Sartre)
Existentialism
Existentialism
Pracademic
Pracademic
Storyselling
Storyselling
Case Study Research in Feminism
Case Study Research in Feminism
Integrating independent case studies
Integrating independent case studies
Re-Analysis of Previous Data
Re-Analysis of Previous Data
Critical Sensemaking
Critical Sensemaking
Formative Context
Formative Context
Codified Social Practices
Codified Social Practices
Self-Confrontation Method
Self-Confrontation Method
Gendering
Gendering
Narrative Analysis
Narrative Analysis
Storytelling
Storytelling
Isomorphism
Isomorphism
Analysis of Visual Data
Analysis of Visual Data
Quantitative Analysis in Case Studies
Quantitative Analysis in Case Studies
Statistics, Use of in Case Studies
Statistics, Use of in Case Studies
Logocentrism (Derrida)
Logocentrism (Derrida)
Writing and Difference (Derrida)
Writing and Difference (Derrida)
Institutional Theory, Old and New
Institutional Theory, Old and New
Deconstruction
Deconstruction
Generalizability
Generalizability
Verstehen
Verstehen
Over-rapport
Over-rapport
Consent, Obtaining Participant
Consent, Obtaining Participant
Front Stage and Back Stage
Front Stage and Back Stage
Scientific Method
Scientific Method
Poststructuralist Feminism
Poststructuralist Feminism
Actor Network Theory
Actor Network Theory
Falsification
Falsification
Genealogy
Genealogy
Governmentality
Governmentality
Ideology
Ideology
Reflexivity
Reflexivity
Modernity
Modernity
Action-Based Data Collection
Action-Based Data Collection
Document Analysis
Document Analysis
Naturalistic Context
Naturalistic Context
Bricoleur
Bricoleur
Deviant Cases
Deviant Cases
Naturalistic Enquiry
Naturalistic Enquiry
Ethics
Ethics
Objectivity
Objectivity
Multimedia Case Studies
Multimedia Case Studies
Computer-Based Analysis of Qualitative Data: ATLAS/ti
Computer-Based Analysis of Qualitative Data: ATLAS/ti
Computer-Based Analysis of Qualitative Data: NVIVO
Computer-Based Analysis of Qualitative Data: NVIVO
Social-Interaction Theory
Social-Interaction Theory
Symbolic Interactionism
Symbolic Interactionism
Computer-based analysis of qualitative data: MAXQDA2007
Computer-based analysis of qualitative data: MAXQDA2007
Families
Families
Metaphor
Metaphor
Power
Power
Symbolic Violence (Bourdieu)
Symbolic Violence (Bourdieu)
Case Study Research in Anthropology
Case Study Research in Anthropology
Auto-ethnography
Auto-ethnography
Constructivism
Constructivism
Terroir
Terroir
Contradiction
Contradiction
Researcher as Research Tool
Researcher as Research Tool
Case Study Research in Tourism
Case Study Research in Tourism
Utilization
Utilization
Single-Case Designs
Single-Case Designs
Statistical Analysis
Statistical Analysis
Self-Presentation (Goffman)
Self-Presentation (Goffman)
Chicago School
Chicago School
Consciousness Raising
Consciousness Raising
Holistic Designs
Holistic Designs
Hybridity
Hybridity
Interactive Methodology (Feminist)
Interactive Methodology (Feminist)
Othering
Othering
Theoretical Saturation
Theoretical Saturation
Visual Research Methods
Visual Research Methods
Masculinity and Femininity
Masculinity and Femininity
Multimethod Research Program (case study as one part)
Multimethod Research Program (case study as one part)
Contribution, Theoretical
Contribution, Theoretical
Thick Description
Thick Description
Postmodernism
Postmodernism
Poststructuralism
Poststructuralism
Sexuality
Sexuality
Authenticity
Authenticity
Cross-Case Synthesis and Analysis
Cross-Case Synthesis and Analysis
Middle-Range Theory
Middle-Range Theory
Retrospective Case Study
Retrospective Case Study
Critical Discourse Analysis
Critical Discourse Analysis
Reliability
Reliability
Epistemology
Epistemology
Interpretivism
Interpretivism
Ontology
Ontology
Phenomenology
Phenomenology
Theory, Role of
Theory, Role of
Qualitative Analysis in Case Studies
Qualitative Analysis in Case Studies
Sampling (including sampling justification, sampling strategy, representative sample)
Sampling (including sampling justification, sampling strategy, representative sample)
Experience
Experience
Field Notes
Field Notes
Field Work
Field Work
Anonymizing Data for Secondary Use
Anonymizing Data for Secondary Use
Language—Barriers and Translation
Language—Barriers and Translation
Postpositivism
Postpositivism
Case Study Research in Political Science
Case Study Research in Political Science
Indeterminacy
Indeterminacy
Program-Logic Models
Program-Logic Models
Socialist Feminism
Socialist Feminism
Cognitive Biases
Cognitive Biases
Underdetermination
Underdetermination
Exemplary Case Design
Exemplary Case Design
Grounded Theory
Grounded Theory
Management of Impressions (Goffman)
Management of Impressions (Goffman)
Participant Observation
Participant Observation
Participatory Case Study
Participatory Case Study
Instrumental Case Study
Instrumental Case Study
Intrinsic Case Study
Intrinsic Case Study
Life History
Life History
Paradigmatic Cases
Paradigmatic Cases
Activity Theory
Activity Theory
Cross-Sectional Design
Cross-Sectional Design
Community of Practice (Lave and Wenger)
Community of Practice (Lave and Wenger)
Webs of Significance
Webs of Significance
Spiral Case Study
Spiral Case Study
Bayesian Logic and Boolean Logic
Bayesian Logic and Boolean Logic
Equifinality
Equifinality
Natural Science Model
Natural Science Model
Pragmatic/Pragmatism
Pragmatic/Pragmatism
Fiction Analysis
Fiction Analysis
Real-Time Cases
Real-Time Cases
Sensemaking
Sensemaking
Maps
Maps
Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism
Historical Materialism
Historical Materialism
Repeated Observations
Repeated Observations
Within-Case Analysis
Within-Case Analysis
Case Study Database
Case Study Database
Case Within a Case
Case Within a Case
Case Study Research in Psychology
Case Study Research in Psychology
Communicative Framing
Communicative Framing
Conceptual Model in a Qualitative Research Project
Conceptual Model in a Qualitative Research Project
Conceptual Model in a Quantitative Research Project
Conceptual Model in a Quantitative Research Project
Conceptual Model: Causal Model
Conceptual Model: Causal Model
Conceptual Model: List of Criteria
Conceptual Model: List of Criteria
Research Framework (Phases)
Research Framework (Phases)
Research Objectives (Goal)
Research Objectives (Goal)
Research Questions, Types of
Research Questions, Types of
Sensitizing Concepts
Sensitizing Concepts
Structuration (Giddens)
Structuration (Giddens)
Multiple Sources of Evidence
Multiple Sources of Evidence
Native Points of View
Native Points of View
Simulacrum
Simulacrum
Dialogical Enquiry (Bakhtin)
Dialogical Enquiry (Bakhtin)
Character (Narrative Analysis)
Character (Narrative Analysis)
Narratives
Narratives
Pedagogy and Technological Integration
Pedagogy and Technological Integration
Processual Case Research
Processual Case Research
Temporal Bracketing
Temporal Bracketing
Case Studies as Teaching Tools (Specifically the Case Study Method)
Case Studies as Teaching Tools (Specifically the Case Study Method)
Textual Analysis
Textual Analysis
Situational Analysis
Situational Analysis
Complexity
Complexity
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Science
Triangulation ( post-positivist)
Triangulation ( post-positivist)
Case Selection (and Screening, and Selecting Significant Case)
Case Selection (and Screening, and Selecting Significant Case)
Method of Agreement
Method of Agreement
Method of Difference
Method of Difference
Institutional Ethnography
Institutional Ethnography
Discourse Analysis
Discourse Analysis
Langue and Parole
Langue and Parole
Signifier and Signified
Signifier and Signified
Theory Building from Case Studies
Theory Building from Case Studies
Theory Testing from Case Study Research
Theory Testing from Case Study Research
Docile Bodies
Docile Bodies
Pedagogy and Case Study (broader discussion than ‘case study method’)
Pedagogy and Case Study (broader discussion than ‘case study method’)
Archival Records as Evidence
Archival Records as Evidence
Content Analysis
Content Analysis
Abduction
Abduction
Comparing the Case Study With Other Methodologies
Comparing the Case Study With Other Methodologies
Bounding the Case
Bounding the Case
Contextualization
Contextualization
Critical Realism
Critical Realism
Limited-Depth Case Study
Limited-Depth Case Study
Factor Analysis
Factor Analysis
Multicollinearity
Multicollinearity
Iterative Nodes
Iterative Nodes
Hypothesis
Hypothesis
Case Study Research in Education
Case Study Research in Education
Audio – Visual Recording
Audio – Visual Recording
Case Study Research in Public Policy
Case Study Research in Public Policy
Managerialism
Managerialism
Dialectical Materialism
Dialectical Materialism
Modes of Production
Modes of Production
Functionalism
Functionalism
Author Intentionality
Author Intentionality
Chronological Order
Chronological Order
Closure
Closure
Subject Rights
Subject Rights
Concatenated Theories
Concatenated Theories
Collective Case Study
Collective Case Study
Nonparticipant Observation
Nonparticipant Observation
Interviews
Interviews
Analytic Generalization
Analytic Generalization
Mental Framework
Mental Framework
Case Study Protocol
Case Study Protocol
Interpreting Results
Interpreting Results
Intertextuality
Intertextuality
Autobiographical Documents
Autobiographical Documents
Patriarchy
Patriarchy
Ethnographic Memoir
Ethnographic Memoir
Objectivism
Objectivism
Probabilistic Explanation
Probabilistic Explanation
Radical Empiricism
Radical Empiricism
Credibility
Credibility
Data Resources (General Entry Pointing to Several Entries)
Data Resources (General Entry Pointing to Several Entries)
Depth of Data
Depth of Data
Socially Distributed Knowledge
Socially Distributed Knowledge
Agency
Agency
Base and Superstructure
Base and Superstructure
Means of Production (Marxist)
Means of Production (Marxist)
Class Analysis
Class Analysis
Colonialism
Colonialism
Imperialism
Imperialism
Power/Knowledge
Power/Knowledge
Standpoint Analysis
Standpoint Analysis
Conceptual Argument
Conceptual Argument
Deductive-Nomological Model
Deductive-Nomological Model
Problem Formulation
Problem Formulation
Relational Analysis
Relational Analysis
Case Study and Theory
Case Study and Theory
Decentering Texts
Decentering Texts
Use of Digital Data
Use of Digital Data
Dissertation Proposal
Dissertation Proposal
Multi-Site Case Study
Multi-Site Case Study
Praxis
Praxis
Ecological Perspectives
Ecological Perspectives
Knowledge Production
Knowledge Production
Explanatory Case Studies
Explanatory Case Studies
Research Proposals
Research Proposals
Coding: Open Coding
Coding: Open Coding
Primitivism
Primitivism
Descriptive Case Studies
Descriptive Case Studies
Causal Case Studies: Explanatory Theories
Causal Case Studies: Explanatory Theories
(Medical) Decision-making under Uncertainty
(Medical) Decision-making under Uncertainty
Multidimensional Scaling
Multidimensional Scaling
Diaries and Journals
Diaries and Journals
Mixed Methods in Case Study Research
Mixed Methods in Case Study Research
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
Exploratory Case Studies
Exploratory Case Studies
Polar Types
Polar Types
Multiple Selfing (Goffman)
Multiple Selfing (Goffman)
Ordinary Troubles (Goffman)
Ordinary Troubles (Goffman)
Serendipity Pattern
Serendipity Pattern
Case Study Research in Business and Management
Case Study Research in Business and Management
Reporting Case Study Research (general discussion including audiences, point to specific types of reports)
Reporting Case Study Research (general discussion including audiences, point to specific types of reports)
Case Study Surveys
Case Study Surveys
Multiple-Case Designs
Multiple-Case Designs
North American Case Research Association
North American Case Research Association
Case Study in Creativity Research
Case Study in Creativity Research
Ethnography
Ethnography
Case Study with the Elderly
Case Study with the Elderly
Layered Nature of Texts
Layered Nature of Texts
Plausibility
Plausibility
Double Hermaneutic
Double Hermaneutic
Eurocentrism
Eurocentrism
Going Native
Going Native
Cognitive Mapping
Cognitive Mapping
Documentation as Evidence
Documentation as Evidence
Researcher-Participant Relationship
Researcher-Participant Relationship
Multiple Paradigms Case Analysis
Multiple Paradigms Case Analysis
Liberal Feminism
Liberal Feminism
Radical Feminism
Radical Feminism
Audience ( Narrative Interpretation)
Audience ( Narrative Interpretation)
Intercultural Performance
Intercultural Performance
Extreme Cases
Extreme Cases
Anonymity and Confidentiality
Anonymity and Confidentiality
Contentious Issues in Case Study Research
Contentious Issues in Case Study Research
Quantitative Single Case Research Design
Quantitative Single Case Research Design
Extension of Theory
Extension of Theory
Practice-Oriented Research (broad topic to point to several other entries)
Practice-Oriented Research (broad topic to point to several other entries)
Case Study Research in Medicine
Case Study Research in Medicine
Explanation Building
Explanation Building
Scientific Realism
Scientific Realism
Systematic-Thematic Analysis
Systematic-Thematic Analysis
Critical Incident Case Studies
Critical Incident Case Studies
Subjectivity
Subjectivity
Discursive Frame
Discursive Frame
Rhetoric
Rhetoric
Case Study Research in Business Ethics
Case Study Research in Business Ethics
Case-to-Case Synthesis
Case-to-Case Synthesis
Secondary Data as Primary
Secondary Data as Primary
Direct Observation as Evidence
Direct Observation as Evidence
Diagnostic Case Study Research
Diagnostic Case Study Research
Personality Tests
Personality Tests
Naturalistic Generalization
Naturalistic Generalization
Event-Driven Research
Event-Driven Research
Outcome Driven Research
Outcome Driven Research
Dramaturgy
Dramaturgy
ANTi-History
ANTi-History
Regulating Group Mind
Regulating Group Mind
Cultural Sensitivity and Case Study
Cultural Sensitivity and Case Study
Ethnomethodology
Ethnomethodology
Frame Analysis (Goffman)
Frame Analysis (Goffman)
Before-After Case Study Designs
Before-After Case Study Designs
Informant Bias
Informant Bias
Network Analysis
Network Analysis
Negotiated Order
Negotiated Order
Process Tracing
Process Tracing
Most Different Research Design
Most Different Research Design
Sign System
Sign System
Iterative
Iterative
Performativity
Performativity
Pattern-matching analysis
Pattern-matching analysis
Replication Logic for Generalizing (Reproducibility)
Replication Logic for Generalizing (Reproducibility)
Statistical Generalization
Statistical Generalization
Substantive Theory
Substantive Theory
Symbolic Value
Symbolic Value
Reality
Reality
Extended Case Method
Extended Case Method
Prospective Case Studies
Prospective Case Studies
Computer-Based Analysis of Qualitative Data: CAITA (Computer Assisted Interpretive Textual Analysis)
Computer-Based Analysis of Qualitative Data: CAITA (Computer Assisted Interpretive Textual Analysis)
Configurative-Ideographic Case Study
Configurative-Ideographic Case Study
Coding: Axial Coding
Coding: Axial Coding
Number of Cases
Number of Cases
Indexicality
Indexicality
Longitudinal Research
Longitudinal Research
Genericization
Genericization
Qualitative Comparative Analysis
Qualitative Comparative Analysis
Overdetermination ( Althusser)
Overdetermination ( Althusser)
One-Dimensional Culture
One-Dimensional Culture
Hermeneutics
Hermeneutics
Quick Start to Case Study Research
Quick Start to Case Study Research
Conversation Analysis
Conversation Analysis
Dasein ( Heidigger)
Dasein ( Heidigger)
Coding: Selective Coding
Coding: Selective Coding
High-quality Analysis
High-quality Analysis
Rival Explanations
Rival Explanations
Ethnostatistics
Ethnostatistics
Macrolevel Social Mechanisms
Macrolevel Social Mechanisms
Critical Theory, Technology, and Case Studies
Critical Theory, Technology, and Case Studies
Healthcare Practice and Guidelines
Healthcare Practice and Guidelines
Critical Theory
Critical Theory
Participatory Action Research
Participatory Action Research
Case Study for the Evaluation of International Program Development
Case Study for the Evaluation of International Program Development
Computer-Based Analysis of Qualitative Data: Kwalitan
Computer-Based Analysis of Qualitative Data: Kwalitan
Congruence Method
Congruence Method
Pluralism and Case Study
Pluralism and Case Study
Validity
Validity
Alienation
Alienation
Re-use of Qualitative Data
Re-use of Qualitative Data
Case Study as a Methodological Approach
Case Study as a Methodological Approach
Postcolonialism
Postcolonialism
Description
Case study research has a long history within the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, dating back to the early 1920's. At first it was a useful way for researchers to make valid inferences from events outside the laboratory in ways consistent with the rigorous practices of investigation inside the lab. Over time, case study approaches garnered interest in multiple disciplines as scholars studied phenomena in context. Despite widespread use, case study research has received little attention among the literature on research strategies.
The Encyclopedia of Case Study Research provides a compendium on the important methodological issues in conducting case study research and explores both the strengths and weaknesses of different paradigmatic approaches. These two volumes focus on the distinctive characteristics of case study research and its place within and alongside other research methodologies.
Key Features
- Presents a definition of case study research that can be used in different fields of study
- Describes case study as a research strategy rather than as a single tool for decision making and inquiry
- Guides rather than dictates, readers' understanding and applications of case study research
- Includes a critical summary in each entry, which raises additional matters for reflection
- Makes case study relevant to researchers at various stages of their careers, across philosophic divides, and throughout diverse disciplines
Key Themes
- Academic Disciplines
- Case Study Research Design
- Conceptual Issues
- Data Analysis
- Data Collection
- Methodological Approaches
- Theoretical Traditions
- Theory Development and Contributions
From Case Study Research
- Types of Case Study Research
Contents
Inductivism
Inductivism
Comparative Case Method; Comparative Case Studies; Comparisons
Comparative Case Method; Comparative Case Studies; Comparisons
Constant Causal Effect Assumption
Constant Causal Effect Assumption
Quasi-Experimental Design
Quasi-Experimental Design
Random Assignment
Random Assignment
Organizational Culture
Organizational Culture
Communicative Action (Habermass)
Communicative Action (Habermass)
Discourse Ethics (Habemass)
Discourse Ethics (Habemass)
Authenticity and Bad Faith (Sartre)
Authenticity and Bad Faith (Sartre)
Existentialism
Existentialism
Pracademic
Pracademic
Storyselling
Storyselling
Case Study Research in Feminism
Case Study Research in Feminism
Integrating independent case studies
Integrating independent case studies
Re-Analysis of Previous Data
Re-Analysis of Previous Data
Critical Sensemaking
Critical Sensemaking
Formative Context
Formative Context
Codified Social Practices
Codified Social Practices
Self-Confrontation Method
Self-Confrontation Method
Gendering
Gendering
Narrative Analysis
Narrative Analysis
Storytelling
Storytelling
Isomorphism
Isomorphism
Analysis of Visual Data
Analysis of Visual Data
Quantitative Analysis in Case Studies
Quantitative Analysis in Case Studies
Statistics, Use of in Case Studies
Statistics, Use of in Case Studies
Logocentrism (Derrida)
Logocentrism (Derrida)
Writing and Difference (Derrida)
Writing and Difference (Derrida)
Institutional Theory, Old and New
Institutional Theory, Old and New
Deconstruction
Deconstruction
Generalizability
Generalizability
Verstehen
Verstehen
Over-rapport
Over-rapport
Consent, Obtaining Participant
Consent, Obtaining Participant
Front Stage and Back Stage
Front Stage and Back Stage
Scientific Method
Scientific Method
Poststructuralist Feminism
Poststructuralist Feminism
Actor Network Theory
Actor Network Theory
Falsification
Falsification
Genealogy
Genealogy
Governmentality
Governmentality
Ideology
Ideology
Reflexivity
Reflexivity
Modernity
Modernity
Action-Based Data Collection
Action-Based Data Collection
Document Analysis
Document Analysis
Naturalistic Context
Naturalistic Context
Bricoleur
Bricoleur
Deviant Cases
Deviant Cases
Naturalistic Enquiry
Naturalistic Enquiry
Ethics
Ethics
Objectivity
Objectivity
Multimedia Case Studies
Multimedia Case Studies
Computer-Based Analysis of Qualitative Data: ATLAS/ti
Computer-Based Analysis of Qualitative Data: ATLAS/ti
Computer-Based Analysis of Qualitative Data: NVIVO
Computer-Based Analysis of Qualitative Data: NVIVO
Social-Interaction Theory
Social-Interaction Theory
Symbolic Interactionism
Symbolic Interactionism
Computer-based analysis of qualitative data: MAXQDA2007
Computer-based analysis of qualitative data: MAXQDA2007
Families
Families
Metaphor
Metaphor
Power
Power
Symbolic Violence (Bourdieu)
Symbolic Violence (Bourdieu)
Case Study Research in Anthropology
Case Study Research in Anthropology
Auto-ethnography
Auto-ethnography
Constructivism
Constructivism
Terroir
Terroir
Contradiction
Contradiction
Researcher as Research Tool
Researcher as Research Tool
Case Study Research in Tourism
Case Study Research in Tourism
Utilization
Utilization
Single-Case Designs
Single-Case Designs
Statistical Analysis
Statistical Analysis
Self-Presentation (Goffman)
Self-Presentation (Goffman)
Chicago School
Chicago School
Consciousness Raising
Consciousness Raising
Holistic Designs
Holistic Designs
Hybridity
Hybridity
Interactive Methodology (Feminist)
Interactive Methodology (Feminist)
Othering
Othering
Theoretical Saturation
Theoretical Saturation
Visual Research Methods
Visual Research Methods
Masculinity and Femininity
Masculinity and Femininity
Multimethod Research Program (case study as one part)
Multimethod Research Program (case study as one part)
Contribution, Theoretical
Contribution, Theoretical
Thick Description
Thick Description
Postmodernism
Postmodernism
Poststructuralism
Poststructuralism
Sexuality
Sexuality
Authenticity
Authenticity
Cross-Case Synthesis and Analysis
Cross-Case Synthesis and Analysis
Middle-Range Theory
Middle-Range Theory
Retrospective Case Study
Retrospective Case Study
Critical Discourse Analysis
Critical Discourse Analysis
Reliability
Reliability
Epistemology
Epistemology
Interpretivism
Interpretivism
Ontology
Ontology
Phenomenology
Phenomenology
Theory, Role of
Theory, Role of
Qualitative Analysis in Case Studies
Qualitative Analysis in Case Studies
Sampling (including sampling justification, sampling strategy, representative sample)
Sampling (including sampling justification, sampling strategy, representative sample)
Experience
Experience
Field Notes
Field Notes
Field Work
Field Work
Anonymizing Data for Secondary Use
Anonymizing Data for Secondary Use
Language—Barriers and Translation
Language—Barriers and Translation
Postpositivism
Postpositivism
Case Study Research in Political Science
Case Study Research in Political Science
Indeterminacy
Indeterminacy
Program-Logic Models
Program-Logic Models
Socialist Feminism
Socialist Feminism
Cognitive Biases
Cognitive Biases
Underdetermination
Underdetermination
Exemplary Case Design
Exemplary Case Design
Grounded Theory
Grounded Theory
Management of Impressions (Goffman)
Management of Impressions (Goffman)
Participant Observation
Participant Observation
Participatory Case Study
Participatory Case Study
Instrumental Case Study
Instrumental Case Study
Intrinsic Case Study
Intrinsic Case Study
Life History
Life History
Paradigmatic Cases
Paradigmatic Cases
Activity Theory
Activity Theory
Cross-Sectional Design
Cross-Sectional Design
Community of Practice (Lave and Wenger)
Community of Practice (Lave and Wenger)
Webs of Significance
Webs of Significance
Spiral Case Study
Spiral Case Study
Bayesian Logic and Boolean Logic
Bayesian Logic and Boolean Logic
Equifinality
Equifinality
Natural Science Model
Natural Science Model
Pragmatic/Pragmatism
Pragmatic/Pragmatism
Fiction Analysis
Fiction Analysis
Real-Time Cases
Real-Time Cases
Sensemaking
Sensemaking
Maps
Maps
Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism
Historical Materialism
Historical Materialism
Repeated Observations
Repeated Observations
Within-Case Analysis
Within-Case Analysis
Case Study Database
Case Study Database
Case Within a Case
Case Within a Case
Case Study Research in Psychology
Case Study Research in Psychology
Communicative Framing
Communicative Framing
Conceptual Model in a Qualitative Research Project
Conceptual Model in a Qualitative Research Project
Conceptual Model in a Quantitative Research Project
Conceptual Model in a Quantitative Research Project
Conceptual Model: Causal Model
Conceptual Model: Causal Model
Conceptual Model: List of Criteria
Conceptual Model: List of Criteria
Research Framework (Phases)
Research Framework (Phases)
Research Objectives (Goal)
Research Objectives (Goal)
Research Questions, Types of
Research Questions, Types of
Sensitizing Concepts
Sensitizing Concepts
Structuration (Giddens)
Structuration (Giddens)
Multiple Sources of Evidence
Multiple Sources of Evidence
Native Points of View
Native Points of View
Simulacrum
Simulacrum
Dialogical Enquiry (Bakhtin)
Dialogical Enquiry (Bakhtin)
Character (Narrative Analysis)
Character (Narrative Analysis)
Narratives
Narratives
Pedagogy and Technological Integration
Pedagogy and Technological Integration
Processual Case Research
Processual Case Research
Temporal Bracketing
Temporal Bracketing
Case Studies as Teaching Tools (Specifically the Case Study Method)
Case Studies as Teaching Tools (Specifically the Case Study Method)
Textual Analysis
Textual Analysis
Situational Analysis
Situational Analysis
Complexity
Complexity
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Science
Triangulation ( post-positivist)
Triangulation ( post-positivist)
Case Selection (and Screening, and Selecting Significant Case)
Case Selection (and Screening, and Selecting Significant Case)
Method of Agreement
Method of Agreement
Method of Difference
Method of Difference
Institutional Ethnography
Institutional Ethnography
Discourse Analysis
Discourse Analysis
Langue and Parole
Langue and Parole
Signifier and Signified
Signifier and Signified
Theory Building from Case Studies
Theory Building from Case Studies
Theory Testing from Case Study Research
Theory Testing from Case Study Research
Docile Bodies
Docile Bodies
Pedagogy and Case Study (broader discussion than ‘case study method’)
Pedagogy and Case Study (broader discussion than ‘case study method’)
Archival Records as Evidence
Archival Records as Evidence
Content Analysis
Content Analysis
Abduction
Abduction
Comparing the Case Study With Other Methodologies
Comparing the Case Study With Other Methodologies
Bounding the Case
Bounding the Case
Contextualization
Contextualization
Critical Realism
Critical Realism
Limited-Depth Case Study
Limited-Depth Case Study
Factor Analysis
Factor Analysis
Multicollinearity
Multicollinearity
Iterative Nodes
Iterative Nodes
Hypothesis
Hypothesis
Case Study Research in Education
Case Study Research in Education
Audio – Visual Recording
Audio – Visual Recording
Case Study Research in Public Policy
Case Study Research in Public Policy
Managerialism
Managerialism
Dialectical Materialism
Dialectical Materialism
Modes of Production
Modes of Production
Functionalism
Functionalism
Author Intentionality
Author Intentionality
Chronological Order
Chronological Order
Closure
Closure
Subject Rights
Subject Rights
Concatenated Theories
Concatenated Theories
Collective Case Study
Collective Case Study
Nonparticipant Observation
Nonparticipant Observation
Interviews
Interviews
Analytic Generalization
Analytic Generalization
Mental Framework
Mental Framework
Case Study Protocol
Case Study Protocol
Interpreting Results
Interpreting Results
Intertextuality
Intertextuality
Autobiographical Documents
Autobiographical Documents
Patriarchy
Patriarchy
Ethnographic Memoir
Ethnographic Memoir
Objectivism
Objectivism
Probabilistic Explanation
Probabilistic Explanation
Radical Empiricism
Radical Empiricism
Credibility
Credibility
Data Resources (General Entry Pointing to Several Entries)
Data Resources (General Entry Pointing to Several Entries)
Depth of Data
Depth of Data
Socially Distributed Knowledge
Socially Distributed Knowledge
Agency
Agency
Base and Superstructure
Base and Superstructure
Means of Production (Marxist)
Means of Production (Marxist)
Class Analysis
Class Analysis
Colonialism
Colonialism
Imperialism
Imperialism
Power/Knowledge
Power/Knowledge
Standpoint Analysis
Standpoint Analysis
Conceptual Argument
Conceptual Argument
Deductive-Nomological Model
Deductive-Nomological Model
Problem Formulation
Problem Formulation
Relational Analysis
Relational Analysis
Case Study and Theory
Case Study and Theory
Decentering Texts
Decentering Texts
Use of Digital Data
Use of Digital Data
Dissertation Proposal
Dissertation Proposal
Multi-Site Case Study
Multi-Site Case Study
Praxis
Praxis
Ecological Perspectives
Ecological Perspectives
Knowledge Production
Knowledge Production
Explanatory Case Studies
Explanatory Case Studies
Research Proposals
Research Proposals
Coding: Open Coding
Coding: Open Coding
Primitivism
Primitivism
Descriptive Case Studies
Descriptive Case Studies
Causal Case Studies: Explanatory Theories
Causal Case Studies: Explanatory Theories
(Medical) Decision-making under Uncertainty
(Medical) Decision-making under Uncertainty
Multidimensional Scaling
Multidimensional Scaling
Diaries and Journals
Diaries and Journals
Mixed Methods in Case Study Research
Mixed Methods in Case Study Research
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
Exploratory Case Studies
Exploratory Case Studies
Polar Types
Polar Types
Multiple Selfing (Goffman)
Multiple Selfing (Goffman)
Ordinary Troubles (Goffman)
Ordinary Troubles (Goffman)
Serendipity Pattern
Serendipity Pattern
Case Study Research in Business and Management
Case Study Research in Business and Management
Reporting Case Study Research (general discussion including audiences, point to specific types of reports)
Reporting Case Study Research (general discussion including audiences, point to specific types of reports)
Case Study Surveys
Case Study Surveys
Multiple-Case Designs
Multiple-Case Designs
North American Case Research Association
North American Case Research Association
Case Study in Creativity Research
Case Study in Creativity Research
Ethnography
Ethnography
Case Study with the Elderly
Case Study with the Elderly
Layered Nature of Texts
Layered Nature of Texts
Plausibility
Plausibility
Double Hermaneutic
Double Hermaneutic
Eurocentrism
Eurocentrism
Going Native
Going Native
Cognitive Mapping
Cognitive Mapping
Documentation as Evidence
Documentation as Evidence
Researcher-Participant Relationship
Researcher-Participant Relationship
Multiple Paradigms Case Analysis
Multiple Paradigms Case Analysis
Liberal Feminism
Liberal Feminism
Radical Feminism
Radical Feminism
Audience ( Narrative Interpretation)
Audience ( Narrative Interpretation)
Intercultural Performance
Intercultural Performance
Extreme Cases
Extreme Cases
Anonymity and Confidentiality
Anonymity and Confidentiality
Contentious Issues in Case Study Research
Contentious Issues in Case Study Research
Quantitative Single Case Research Design
Quantitative Single Case Research Design
Extension of Theory
Extension of Theory
Practice-Oriented Research (broad topic to point to several other entries)
Practice-Oriented Research (broad topic to point to several other entries)
Case Study Research in Medicine
Case Study Research in Medicine
Explanation Building
Explanation Building
Scientific Realism
Scientific Realism
Systematic-Thematic Analysis
Systematic-Thematic Analysis
Critical Incident Case Studies
Critical Incident Case Studies
Subjectivity
Subjectivity
Discursive Frame
Discursive Frame
Rhetoric
Rhetoric
Case Study Research in Business Ethics
Case Study Research in Business Ethics
Case-to-Case Synthesis
Case-to-Case Synthesis
Secondary Data as Primary
Secondary Data as Primary
Direct Observation as Evidence
Direct Observation as Evidence
Diagnostic Case Study Research
Diagnostic Case Study Research
Personality Tests
Personality Tests
Naturalistic Generalization
Naturalistic Generalization
Event-Driven Research
Event-Driven Research
Outcome Driven Research
Outcome Driven Research
Dramaturgy
Dramaturgy
ANTi-History
ANTi-History
Regulating Group Mind
Regulating Group Mind
Cultural Sensitivity and Case Study
Cultural Sensitivity and Case Study
Ethnomethodology
Ethnomethodology
Frame Analysis (Goffman)
Frame Analysis (Goffman)
Before-After Case Study Designs
Before-After Case Study Designs
Informant Bias
Informant Bias
Network Analysis
Network Analysis
Negotiated Order
Negotiated Order
Process Tracing
Process Tracing
Most Different Research Design
Most Different Research Design
Sign System
Sign System
Iterative
Iterative
Performativity
Performativity
Pattern-matching analysis
Pattern-matching analysis
Replication Logic for Generalizing (Reproducibility)
Replication Logic for Generalizing (Reproducibility)
Statistical Generalization
Statistical Generalization
Substantive Theory
Substantive Theory
Symbolic Value
Symbolic Value
Reality
Reality
Extended Case Method
Extended Case Method
Prospective Case Studies
Prospective Case Studies
Computer-Based Analysis of Qualitative Data: CAITA (Computer Assisted Interpretive Textual Analysis)
Computer-Based Analysis of Qualitative Data: CAITA (Computer Assisted Interpretive Textual Analysis)
Configurative-Ideographic Case Study
Configurative-Ideographic Case Study
Coding: Axial Coding
Coding: Axial Coding
Number of Cases
Number of Cases
Indexicality
Indexicality
Longitudinal Research
Longitudinal Research
Genericization
Genericization
Qualitative Comparative Analysis
Qualitative Comparative Analysis
Overdetermination ( Althusser)
Overdetermination ( Althusser)
One-Dimensional Culture
One-Dimensional Culture
Hermeneutics
Hermeneutics
Quick Start to Case Study Research
Quick Start to Case Study Research
Conversation Analysis
Conversation Analysis
Dasein ( Heidigger)
Dasein ( Heidigger)
Coding: Selective Coding
Coding: Selective Coding
High-quality Analysis
High-quality Analysis
Rival Explanations
Rival Explanations
Ethnostatistics
Ethnostatistics
Macrolevel Social Mechanisms
Macrolevel Social Mechanisms
Critical Theory, Technology, and Case Studies
Critical Theory, Technology, and Case Studies
Healthcare Practice and Guidelines
Healthcare Practice and Guidelines
Critical Theory
Critical Theory
Participatory Action Research
Participatory Action Research
Case Study for the Evaluation of International Program Development
Case Study for the Evaluation of International Program Development
Computer-Based Analysis of Qualitative Data: Kwalitan
Computer-Based Analysis of Qualitative Data: Kwalitan
Congruence Method
Congruence Method
Pluralism and Case Study
Pluralism and Case Study
Validity
Validity
Alienation
Alienation
Re-use of Qualitative Data
Re-use of Qualitative Data
Case Study as a Methodological Approach
Case Study as a Methodological Approach
Postcolonialism
Postcolonialism
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October 2009 | 1152 pages | Sage US
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Case study research has a long history within the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, dating back to the early 1920's. At first it was a useful way for researchers to make valid inferences from events outside the laboratory in ways consistent with the rigorous practices of investigation inside the lab. Over time, case study approaches garnered interest in multiple disciplines as scholars studied phenomena in context. Despite widespread use, case study research has received little attention among the literature on research strategies.
The Encyclopedia of Case Study Research provides a compendium on the important methodological issues in conducting case study research and explores both the strengths and weaknesses of different paradigmatic approaches. These two volumes focus on the distinctive characteristics of case study research and its place within and alongside other research methodologies.
Key Features
- Presents a definition of case study research that can be used in different fields of study
- Describes case study as a research strategy rather than as a single tool for decision making and inquiry
- Guides rather than dictates, readers' understanding and applications of case study research
- Includes a critical summary in each entry, which raises additional matters for reflection
- Makes case study relevant to researchers at various stages of their careers, across philosophic divides, and throughout diverse disciplines
Key Themes
- Academic Disciplines
- Case Study Research Design
- Conceptual Issues
- Data Analysis
- Data Collection
- Methodological Approaches
- Theoretical Traditions
- Theory Development and Contributions
From Case Study Research
- Types of Case Study Research
Table Of Contents:
- Inductivism
- Comparative Case Method; Comparative Case Studies; Comparisons
- Constant Causal Effect Assumption
- Quasi-Experimental Design
- Random Assignment
- Organizational Culture
- Communicative Action (Habermass)
- Discourse Ethics (Habemass)
- Authenticity and Bad Faith (Sartre)
- Existentialism
- Pracademic
- Storyselling
- Case Study Research in Feminism
- Integrating independent case studies
- Re-Analysis of Previous Data
- Critical Sensemaking
- Formative Context
- Codified Social Practices
- Self-Confrontation Method
- Gendering
- Narrative Analysis
- Storytelling
- Isomorphism
- Analysis of Visual Data
- Quantitative Analysis in Case Studies
- Statistics, Use of in Case Studies
- Logocentrism (Derrida)
- Writing and Difference (Derrida)
- Institutional Theory, Old and New
- Deconstruction
- Generalizability
- Verstehen
- Over-rapport
- Consent, Obtaining Participant
- Front Stage and Back Stage
- Scientific Method
- Poststructuralist Feminism
- Actor Network Theory
- Falsification
- Genealogy
- Governmentality
- Ideology
- Reflexivity
- Modernity
- Action-Based Data Collection
- Document Analysis
- Naturalistic Context
- Bricoleur
- Deviant Cases
- Naturalistic Enquiry
- Ethics
- Objectivity
- Multimedia Case Studies
- Computer-Based Analysis of Qualitative Data: ATLAS/ti
- Computer-Based Analysis of Qualitative Data: NVIVO
- Social-Interaction Theory
- Symbolic Interactionism
- Computer-based analysis of qualitative data: MAXQDA2007
- Families
- Metaphor
- Power
- Symbolic Violence (Bourdieu)
- Case Study Research in Anthropology
- Auto-ethnography
- Constructivism
- Terroir
- Contradiction
- Researcher as Research Tool
- Case Study Research in Tourism
- Utilization
- Single-Case Designs
- Statistical Analysis
- Self-Presentation (Goffman)
- Chicago School
- Consciousness Raising
- Holistic Designs
- Hybridity
- Interactive Methodology (Feminist)
- Othering
- Theoretical Saturation
- Visual Research Methods
- Masculinity and Femininity
- Multimethod Research Program (case study as one part)
- Contribution, Theoretical
- Thick Description
- Postmodernism
- Poststructuralism
- Sexuality
- Authenticity
- Cross-Case Synthesis and Analysis
- Middle-Range Theory
- Retrospective Case Study
- Critical Discourse Analysis
- Reliability
- Epistemology
- Interpretivism
- Ontology
- Phenomenology
- Theory, Role of
- Qualitative Analysis in Case Studies
- Sampling (including sampling justification, sampling strategy, representative sample)
- Experience
- Field Notes
- Field Work
- Anonymizing Data for Secondary Use
- Language—Barriers and Translation
- Postpositivism
- Case Study Research in Political Science
- Indeterminacy
- Program-Logic Models
- Socialist Feminism
- Cognitive Biases
- Underdetermination
- Exemplary Case Design
- Grounded Theory
- Management of Impressions (Goffman)
- Participant Observation
- Participatory Case Study
- Instrumental Case Study
- Intrinsic Case Study
- Life History
- Paradigmatic Cases
- Activity Theory
- Cross-Sectional Design
- Community of Practice (Lave and Wenger)
- Webs of Significance
- Spiral Case Study
- Bayesian Logic and Boolean Logic
- Equifinality
- Natural Science Model
- Pragmatic/Pragmatism
- Fiction Analysis
- Real-Time Cases
- Sensemaking
- Maps
- Utilitarianism
- Historical Materialism
- Repeated Observations
- Within-Case Analysis
- Case Study Database
- Case Within a Case
- Case Study Research in Psychology
- Communicative Framing
- Conceptual Model in a Qualitative Research Project
- Conceptual Model in a Quantitative Research Project
- Conceptual Model: Causal Model
- Conceptual Model: List of Criteria
- Research Framework (Phases)
- Research Objectives (Goal)
- Research Questions, Types of
- Sensitizing Concepts
- Structuration (Giddens)
- Multiple Sources of Evidence
- Native Points of View
- Simulacrum
- Dialogical Enquiry (Bakhtin)
- Character (Narrative Analysis)
- Narratives
- Pedagogy and Technological Integration
- Processual Case Research
- Temporal Bracketing
- Case Studies as Teaching Tools (Specifically the Case Study Method)
- Textual Analysis
- Situational Analysis
- Complexity
- Philosophy of Science
- Triangulation ( post-positivist)
- Case Selection (and Screening, and Selecting Significant Case)
- Method of Agreement
- Method of Difference
- Institutional Ethnography
- Discourse Analysis
- Langue and Parole
- Signifier and Signified
- Theory Building from Case Studies
- Theory Testing from Case Study Research
- Docile Bodies
- Pedagogy and Case Study (broader discussion than ‘case study method’)
- Archival Records as Evidence
- Content Analysis
- Abduction
- Comparing the Case Study With Other Methodologies
- Bounding the Case
- Contextualization
- Critical Realism
- Limited-Depth Case Study
- Factor Analysis
- Multicollinearity
- Iterative Nodes
- Hypothesis
- Case Study Research in Education
- Audio – Visual Recording
- Case Study Research in Public Policy
- Managerialism
- Dialectical Materialism
- Modes of Production
- Functionalism
- Author Intentionality
- Chronological Order
- Closure
- Subject Rights
- Concatenated Theories
- Collective Case Study
- Nonparticipant Observation
- Interviews
- Analytic Generalization
- Mental Framework
- Case Study Protocol
- Interpreting Results
- Intertextuality
- Autobiographical Documents
- Patriarchy
- Ethnographic Memoir
- Objectivism
- Probabilistic Explanation
- Radical Empiricism
- Credibility
- Data Resources (General Entry Pointing to Several Entries)
- Depth of Data
- Socially Distributed Knowledge
- Agency
- Base and Superstructure
- Means of Production (Marxist)
- Class Analysis
- Colonialism
- Imperialism
- Power/Knowledge
- Standpoint Analysis
- Conceptual Argument
- Deductive-Nomological Model
- Problem Formulation
- Relational Analysis
- Case Study and Theory
- Decentering Texts
- Use of Digital Data
- Dissertation Proposal
- Multi-Site Case Study
- Praxis
- Ecological Perspectives
- Knowledge Production
- Explanatory Case Studies
- Research Proposals
- Coding: Open Coding
- Primitivism
- Descriptive Case Studies
- Causal Case Studies: Explanatory Theories
- (Medical) Decision-making under Uncertainty
- Multidimensional Scaling
- Diaries and Journals
- Mixed Methods in Case Study Research
- Questionnaires
- Exploratory Case Studies
- Polar Types
- Multiple Selfing (Goffman)
- Ordinary Troubles (Goffman)
- Serendipity Pattern
- Case Study Research in Business and Management
- Reporting Case Study Research (general discussion including audiences, point to specific types of reports)
- Case Study Surveys
- Multiple-Case Designs
- North American Case Research Association
- Case Study in Creativity Research
- Ethnography
- Case Study with the Elderly
- Layered Nature of Texts
- Plausibility
- Double Hermaneutic
- Eurocentrism
- Going Native
- Cognitive Mapping
- Documentation as Evidence
- Researcher-Participant Relationship
- Multiple Paradigms Case Analysis
- Liberal Feminism
- Radical Feminism
- Audience ( Narrative Interpretation)
- Intercultural Performance
- Extreme Cases
- Anonymity and Confidentiality
- Contentious Issues in Case Study Research
- Quantitative Single Case Research Design
- Extension of Theory
- Practice-Oriented Research (broad topic to point to several other entries)
- Case Study Research in Medicine
- Explanation Building
- Scientific Realism
- Systematic-Thematic Analysis
- Critical Incident Case Studies
- Subjectivity
- Discursive Frame
- Rhetoric
- Case Study Research in Business Ethics
- Case-to-Case Synthesis
- Secondary Data as Primary
- Direct Observation as Evidence
- Diagnostic Case Study Research
- Personality Tests
- Naturalistic Generalization
- Event-Driven Research
- Outcome Driven Research
- Dramaturgy
- ANTi-History
- Regulating Group Mind
- Cultural Sensitivity and Case Study
- Ethnomethodology
- Frame Analysis (Goffman)
- Before-After Case Study Designs
- Informant Bias
- Network Analysis
- Negotiated Order
- Process Tracing
- Most Different Research Design
- Sign System
- Iterative
- Performativity
- Pattern-matching analysis
- Replication Logic for Generalizing (Reproducibility)
- Statistical Generalization
- Substantive Theory
- Symbolic Value
- Reality
- Extended Case Method
- Prospective Case Studies
- Computer-Based Analysis of Qualitative Data: CAITA (Computer Assisted Interpretive Textual Analysis)
- Configurative-Ideographic Case Study
- Coding: Axial Coding
- Number of Cases
- Indexicality
- Longitudinal Research
- Genericization
- Qualitative Comparative Analysis
- Overdetermination ( Althusser)
- One-Dimensional Culture
- Hermeneutics
- Quick Start to Case Study Research
- Conversation Analysis
- Dasein ( Heidigger)
- Coding: Selective Coding
- High-quality Analysis
- Rival Explanations
- Ethnostatistics
- Macrolevel Social Mechanisms
- Critical Theory, Technology, and Case Studies
- Healthcare Practice and Guidelines
- Critical Theory
- Participatory Action Research
- Case Study for the Evaluation of International Program Development
- Computer-Based Analysis of Qualitative Data: Kwalitan
- Congruence Method
- Pluralism and Case Study
- Validity
- Alienation
- Re-use of Qualitative Data
- Case Study as a Methodological Approach
- Postcolonialism