Case Study Research案例研究调查

出版时间：2006-12  出版社：Cambridge Univ Pr  作者：Gerring, John  页数：265  
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内容概要

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 business, anthropology, communications, economics, education, medicine, political science, social work, and sociology. Topics include the definition of a 'case study,' the strengths and weaknesses of this distinctive method, strategies for choosing cases, an experimental template for understanding research design, and the role of singular observations in case study research. It is argued that a diversity of approaches - experimental, observational, qualitative, quantitative, ethnographic - may be successfully integrated into case study research. This book breaks down traditional boundaries between qualitative and quantitative, experimental and nonexperimental, positivist and interpretivist.

作者简介

John Gerring is currently associate professor of political science at Boston University, where he teaches courses on methodology and comparative politics. His books include Party Ideologies in America, 1828-1996 (1998), Social Science Methodology: A Crite

书籍目录

Acknowledgments  1.The Conundrum of the Case Study  PART Ⅰ: THINKING ABOUT CASE STUDIES  　2.What Is a Case Study? The Problem of Definition 　3.What Is a Case Study Good For? Case Study versus Large-N Cross-Case Analysis PART Ⅱ: DOING CASE STUDIES  　4.Preliminaries 　5.Techniques for Choosing Cases with Jason Seawright   6.Internal Validity: An Experimental Template with Rose McDermott   7.Internal Validity: Process Tracing with Craig Thomas Epilogue: Single-Outcome Studies  Glossary  References  Name Index  Subject Index