Publication subTitle :Key Issues, Key Texts
Publication series :1
Author: Gomm Roger;Hammersley Martyn;Foster Peter
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Publication year: 2000
E-ISBN: 9781446275696
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780761964131
Subject: C0 Social Science Theory and Methodology
Keyword: 社会科学理论与方法论
Language: ENG
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Description
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