Case study research : principles and practices / John Gerring.

By:

Gerring, John, 1962-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.Description: x, 265 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

0521676568 (pbk.)
052185928X (hardback)
9780621859288 (hardback)

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DDC classification:

001.433 GER 23 003278

Online resources:

Table of contents only

Contents:

1. The conundrum of the case study 2. What is a case study? : the problem of definition 3. What is a case study good for? : case study versus large-N cross-care analysis 4. Preliminaries 5. Techniques for choosing cases / Jason Seawright 6. Internal validity : an experimental template / Rose McDermott 7. Internal validity : process tracing / Craig Thomas Epilogue : single-outcome studies.

Summary: "Case Study Research: Principles and Practices aims to provide a general understanding of the case study method as well as specific tools for its successful implementation. These tools can be utilized in all fields where the case study method is prominent, including anthropology, business, communications, economics, education, medicine, political science, social work, and sociology."--BOOK JACKET.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	001.433 GER 003278 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		003278

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1. The conundrum of the case study
2. What is a case study? : the problem of definition
3. What is a case study good for? : case study versus large-N cross-care analysis
4. Preliminaries
5. Techniques for choosing cases / Jason Seawright
6. Internal validity : an experimental template / Rose McDermott
7. Internal validity : process tracing / Craig Thomas
Epilogue : single-outcome studies.

"Case Study Research: Principles and Practices aims to provide a general understanding of the case study method as well as specific tools for its successful implementation. These tools can be utilized in all fields where the case study method is prominent, including anthropology, business, communications, economics, education, medicine, political science, social work, and sociology."--BOOK JACKET.

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