Case study research in education : a qualitative approach

Author(s)

• Merriam, Sharan B.

Bibliographic Information

Case study research in education : a qualitative approach

Sharan B. Merriam

（The Jossey-Bass education series）（Jossey-Bass higher education series）（The Jossey-Bass social and behavioral science series）

Jossey-Bass, 1988

• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. 207-219

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9781555421083

Description

A practical guide for designing and carrying out a qualitative case study in education, this text provides advice for managing all phases of case study research - from translating educational issues into specific research problems and collecting data to organizing the final case report.

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9781555423599

Description

Case study research has proven effective in helping evaluate curricula, improve teaching and learning, and shape educational policy. Sharan Merriam presents a practical, straightforward guide for designing and carrying out a qualitative case study in education. She offers how-to-advice for managing all phases of case study research - from translating educational issues into specific research problems and collecting data to organizing the final case report. She also provides proven strategies for analyzing information, concrete suggestions for ensuring the validity of research findings, advice on dealing with ethical issues, and more.

Table of Contents

• 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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Details

• NCID: BA0509774X
• ISBN:
  • 1555421083
  • 1555423590
• LCCN: 88042795
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: San Francisco
• Pages/Volumes: xx, 226 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : LB1028
  • DC19 : 370/.7/8
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Education -- Research -- Methodology
  • LCSH : Education -- Research -- Case studies
  • LCSH : Case method
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA03594073
  • BA00333845
  • BA0011687X