{"product_id":"the-art-of-case-study-research-9780803957671","title":"The Art of Case Study Research","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The book is a concise and very readable guide to case study research. It includes a good introduction to the theoretical principles underlying qualitative research  and discusses a wide range of qualitative approaches  namely naturalistic  holistic  ethnographic  phenomenological and biographic research methods. . . . Stake offers some useful practical advice  for example  on how to conduct in-depth interviews  how to analyze qualitative data and on report writing. . . . Stake writes in a rather unusual and very personal style but this makes the text very readable. The authors obvious passion for research makes the text even more enjoyable and stimulating. . . . the book. . . seems particularly appropriate for those undertaking this type of research in the fields of education and social policy.\" --Ivana La Valle in Social Research Association News \"It is gratifying to encounter a text so cogently advocating the case study method (aka: naturalistic fieldwork) as a legitimate knowledge-enhancing endeavor.\" --Sala Horowitz in Academic Library Book Review \"I have just finished a qualitative case study based almost entirely on interviews with engineering students. The two sources on which I depended most heavily were Robert E. Stakes The Art of Case Study Research and Harry F. Wolcotts Writing Up Qualitative Research. I have heard others sing the praises of different works and I have referred to them  but favor the two mentioned.\" --Terry C. Hall  Ed.D.  Independent Scholar \"This volume consolidates and elaborates ideas Robert E. Stake articulated in earlier journal articles and chapters in a form that is useful and readily accessible to both practitioners and students of educational research methods. His unusually personal presentation style and innovative format for sharing practical tips through authentic examples add to the main treasure of his new book: an incomparable sophistication about research epistemology and practice. . . . His vast experience in the field and in the classroom and his intimate knowledge of the literature intersect  providing the reader with an unusually comprehensive portrayal of a specialized field. . . . The Art of Case Study Research is a significant contribution to research methodology literature and will undoubtedly assume quick popularity as a text.\" --Linda Mabry  Indiana University  Bloomington \"A concise and readable primer for doing case study research  the fruit of many years of experience and wisdom. Robert E. Stakes book is also valuable as a genuine attempt to integrate  rather than pick arguments with  the best there is of contending approaches to qualitative inquiry.\" --A. Michael Huberman  Harvard University and The Network  Inc. \"The Art of Case Study Research is most useful to novices in qualitative inquiry. I could see using it in combination with other texts or readings in an introductory course to qualitative research methods or in a research methods survey course. Because of its readable style and wellspring of examples and helpful suggestions  both graduate and undergraduate students will find the book useful. Researchers seeking to more fully understand the case study approach as perceived by one of the leaders in case study work will also pick up this book. Researchers and policymakers in social service agencies may also be interested because case studies are increasingly part of evaluation strategies.\" --Corrine Glesne  University of Vermont Unique in his approach and style  Robert E. Stake draws from naturalistic  holistic  ethnographic  phenomenological  and biographic methods to present a disciplined  qualitative exploration of case study methods. In his exploration  Stake uses and annotates an actual case  at Harper School  to demonstrate to readers how to resolve some of the major issues of case study research; for example  how to select the case (or cases) that will maximize learning  how to generalize what is learned from one case to another  and how to interpret what is learned from a case. Uniquely  this book legitimizes direct interpretation as a case research method. It covers such topics as the differences between quantitative and qualitative approaches to case study; data gathering  including document review; coding  sorting  and pattern analysis; the roles of the researcher  triangulation; and reporting a case study. Also provided are end-of-chapter \"workshops\" that help students focus on new concepts. Written with the inspired and thought-provoking style of a master storyteller  The Art of Case Study Research helps readers chart their way through the labyrinth of case study research.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45280054476853,"sku":"ByrdShop_080395767X","price":84.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780803957671.jpg?v=1780618311","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-art-of-case-study-research-9780803957671","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}