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Case Study Research

Case study research is an intensive, contextual investigation of a single case (or small number of cases) to explore a phenomenon in depth. Developed systematically by Robert K. Yin (1984) and Robert E. Stake (1995), case study research employs multiple data sources (interviews, observation, documents, artifacts) to produce a holistic understanding of a bounded phenomenon within its real-world context.

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Case Study Research Method
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / qualitative-research
  • Yin, R. K. (2014). Case study research: Design and methods (5th ed.). Sage Publications. · URL
  • Stake, R. E. (1995). The art of case study research. Sage Publications. · URL
  • Merriam, S. B., & Tisdell, E. J. (2015). Qualitative research: A guide to design and implementation (4th ed.). Jossey-Bass. · URL
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Same method familyEthnographic Researchmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyInstrumental Case Studymachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyIntrinsic Case Studymachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyNarrative Inquirymachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.

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3 recorded citations, copied from the method source record.

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