This is the most comprehensive guide to the current uses and importance of case study methods in social research. The editors bring together key contributions from the field which reflect different interpretations of the purpose and capacity of case study research. The address issues such as: the problem of generalizing from study of a small number of cases; and the role of case study in developing and testing theories. The editors offer in-depth assessments of the main arguments. An annotated bibliography of the literature dealing with case study research makes this an exhaustive and indispensable guide.`This is a worthwhile book which will be useful to readers. It collectstogether key sources o This is the most comprehensive guide to the current uses and importance of case study methods in social research. The editors bring together key contributions from the field which reflect different interpretations of the purpose and capacity of case study research. The address issues such as: the problem of generalizing from study of a small number of cases; and the role of case study in developing and testing theories. The editors offer in-depth assessments of the main arguments. An annotated bibliography of the literature dealing with case study research makes this an exhaustive and indispensable guide. `This is a worthwhile book which will be useful to readers. It collects together key sources o
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`This is a worthwhile book which will be useful to readers. It collects together key sources on a topic which is a "hardy perennial", guaranteeing
its relevance for academics, researchers, and students on higher level
methods programmes. The editorial contributions are by well-known
authorities in the field, are carefully-constructed, and take a clear
position. I would certainly want this book on my shelf - Nigel Fielding, University of Surrey ". . .the book enlightens researchers concerning the contributions of case studies to research and could serve as an informative reader for doctoral students considering case study methods for their dissertations." -- Jody Fitzpatrick
Preface vii Acknowledgments viii Introduction 1(16) Martyn Hammersley Roger Gomm Intrinsic Case Study and Generalizability 17(100) The Case Study Method in Social Inquiry 19(8) Robert E. Stake The Only Generalization is: There is No Generalization 27(18) Yvonna S. Lincoln Egon G. Guba Generalizability and the Single-Case Study 45(24) Robert Donmoyer Increasing the Generalizability of Qualitative Research 69(29) Janet Ward Schofield Case Study and Generalization 98(19) Roger Gomm Martyn Hammersley Peter Foster Case Study and Theory 117(142) Case Study and Theory in Political Science 119(46) Harry Eckstein Case and Situation Analysis 165(22) J. Clyde Mitchell The Logical Structure of Analytic Induction 187(9) W.S. Robinson The Quest for Universals in Socialogical Research 196(12) Ralph H. Turner Small Ns and Big Conclusions: An Examination of the Reasoning in Comparative Studies Based on a Small Number of Cases 208(15) Stanley Lieberson Cases, Causes, Conjunctures, Stories and Imagery 223(11) Howard S. Becker Case Study and Theory 234(25) Martyn Hammersley Roger Gomm Peter Foster An Annotated Bibliography 259(12) Index 271
Roger Gomm, now retired, was lecturer in health and welfare at The Open University, UK. He has long experience of ethnographic research in both the United Kingdom and internationally, and of bespoke evaluation research. He has written several books, including Social Research Methodology (second edition, Palgrave Macmillan, 2008) and Key Concepts in Social Research Methods (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009). Martyn Hammersley is an emeritus professor of educational and social research at The Open University, UK. He has carried out research in the sociology of education and the sociology of the media. However, much of his work has been concerned with the methodological issues surrounding social enquiry. He has written several books including (with Paul Atkinson) Ethnography: Principles in Practice (fourth edition, Routledge, 2019), The Dilemma of Qualitative Method (Routledge, 1989), The Politics of Social Research (SAGE, 1995), Reading Ethnographic Research (second edition, Longman, 1997), Taking Sides in Social Research (Routledge, 2000), Educational Research, Policymaking and Practice, (London, Paul Chapman/SAGE, 2002), Questioning Qualitative Inquiry (SAGE, 2008), Methodology Who Needs It? (SAGE, 2011), The Myth of Research-Based Policy and Practice (SAGE, 2013), The Limits of Social Science (SAGE, 2014), and The Concept of Culture (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019). Website: http://martynhammersley.wordpress.com/
