Doing Case Study Research: A Practical Guide for Beginning Researchers - Hardcover

Hancock, Dawson R.; Algozzine, Bob

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9780807747087: Doing Case Study Research: A Practical Guide for Beginning Researchers
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0807747084 ISBN 13: 9780807747087
Publisher: Teachers College Press, 2006

Synopsis

This practical handbook guides beginning researchers through the stages of planning and implementing case studies. Starting with how to establish a rationale for conducting a systematic case study and identify literature that informs the research effort, this indispensable resource shows students how to determine an appropriate research design and conduct informative interviews, observations, and document analyses. It also describes methods for deriving meaning from data and communicating the results. Finally, the authors delineate the ways to verify the results attained. Students and advisors can use these easy-to-follow steps to shape a thesis, dissertation, or independent project from conceptualization to completion.

Book Features:

  • A step-by-step approach that speaks directly to the novice investigator.
  • Many concrete examples to illustrate key concepts.
  • Questions, illustrations, and activities to reinforce what has been learned.

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About the Author

Dawson R. Hancock is Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Bob Algozzine is the Codirector of the Behavior and Reading Improvement Center at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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Publisher
Teachers College Press
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0807747084
ISBN 13 
9780807747087
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
106
Rating
  • 3.79 out of 5 stars
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