Case study research and applications : design and methods [E-book]

getting started - how to know whether and when to use the case study as a research method; Designing case studies : identifying your case(s) and establishing the logic of your case study; Preparing to collect case study evidence : what you need to do before starting to cikkect case study data; Collecting case study evidence: the principles you should follow in working with six sources of evidence; Analyzing case study evidence: how to start your analysis, your analytic choices and how they work; Reporting case studies : how and what to compose; Appendix A : a note of the uses of case study research in psychology; Appendix B : a note of the uses of case study research in evaluations

The Sixth Edition of Robert K. Yin's bestseller provides a complete portal to the world of case study research. Offering comprehensive coverage of the design and use of the case study method in addition to an integration of applications, the book gives readers access to exemplary case studies drawn from a wide variety of academic and applied fields. The integration of applications will enable users to see more directly how concrete case studies can implement the principles of case study research methods.