Handbook of Case Study Research in the Social Sciences

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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In this Handbook, Peter Rule and Vaughn M. John bring together international experts to provide a thorough overview of case study research in the social sciences. Analysing both historical and contemporary examples, the Handbook contains a comprehensive grounding for both experienced and novice researchers in case study theory and methodology, drawing out the challenges as well as the prospects for its development.The Handbook elaborates on the foundational issues of case study research, for instance meaning-making, definition, context and theory. Chapter authors examine methodological dimensions, including single and multiple case study design, methods of data collection, analysis and presentation, and the relation of case study to narrative and ethnographical research. They deploy an interdisciplinary approach across education, anthropology, psychotherapy, social work, public administration and business ethics and draw connections between the local and the global.Spanning a range of disciplines and fields, this Handbook is a vital resource for students and scholars of the social sciences with an interest in case study methodology, as well as academics who use case studies in their research.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-10-15
Mått169 x 244 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781803920313

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Contents1 Introduction: case study research in the social sciences 1Peter RulePART I FOUNDATIONS2 Case study as meaning making 16Malcolm Tight3 Knowledge and knowing in case study research: towards a relationalepistemology 31Peter Rule and Bedrettin Yazan4 Studying a case in context 51Vaughn M. John5 Theory and theorizing in case study research 67Peter Rule6 Building theoretical frameworks from an intrinsic single case anda diverse multi-case study: a comparison 88Vivienne Spooner and Kerrin MyresPART II METHODOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS7 Multiple case study design 112Veena Vohra8 Navigating participatory methods in childhood research: a qualitativelydriven approach to case study design 131Jane Spiteri9 Case study and narrative 149Mariette Volschenk10 Case study and ethnography 172Joan M. Verd and Germán QuarantaPART III CASE STUDY IN FIELDS AND DISCIPLINES11 Case study research in education: considering possible paradoxes and concerns 194Lorna Hamilton12 The invention of the case study method in anthropology: first steps todecolonise knowledge in colonial and postcolonial societies 215Karen Sykes13 Case study research in social work 231Ian F. Shaw and Mark Hardy, with Peter Sommerfeld14 Case study research in counselling and psychotherapy 248David Edwards15 Case study research in public administration: analytical framework andsystematic review 272J.S. (Kobus) Wessels and J.N. Zongozzi16 Methodology for case studies in business ethics 302Jacob Dahl Rendtorff17 Case study at the nexus of the global and the local 310Adriana Nunez-Picado and Kirsten Martinus18 Concluding reflections on case study research and its prospects 330Vaughn M. JohnIndex 342

‘As a professor teaching a graduate course on case study research methodology, I look forward to incorporating Rule and John’s Handbook of Case Study Research in the Social Sciences into my curriculum. I particularly appreciate the book’s clear structure, focusing on the foundations and methodological dimensions of CSR, along with examples from various fields and disciplines. Chapter 5 by Rule and Chapter 6 by Spooner and Myres offer important insights into the relationship between CSR and theory, answering questions that frequently arise among my students. Although the chapters span many disciplines, my field of health services, systems, and policy remains unaddressed—a gap I encourage the editors to explore in future editions. Overall, a welcome addition to the CSR methodology literature!’