Gary Thomas 
How to Do Your Case Study 

This accessible guide takes you through the process of designing, conducting and writing up a research project using case study methods. In his characteristic warm and friendly style, Gary Thomas covers each step at a confidence-building pace, helping you to get to grips with the theory and practice of doing a case study.

Focusing on vital issues like validity, reliability and quality in research, the author helps you ensure your research is rigorous and methodologically sound. This third edition:

·       Offers an expanded discussion of key ethical issues in case study research

·       Provides up to date information about using social media in research

·       Presents a new navigation tool to help you plan your case study project

·       Enables you to develop the skills you need to become a critical and reflexive researcher

Covering international examples of case study in practice and accompanied by downloadable checklists and templates, this book is the perfect companion to help you successfully complete a case study.

Spis treści

Stage I: Getting Your Bearings

Chapter 1: What is a case study?

Chapter 2: The case study and research design

Chapter 3: The whole is more than the sum of the parts: seeing a complete picture

Chapter 4: Rigour and quality in your case study: what’s important?

Chapter 5: Ethics

Stage II: Choosing a case and structuring your study

Chapter 6: Different kinds of case studies: selecting a subject for your case study

Chapter 7: Your purpose: thinking about the object of your study

Chapter 8: Your approach: theory testing or theory building; interpretation or illustration

Chapter 9: Your process: the shape, style and manner of your case study

Stage III: Collecting evidence, analysing and writing up

Chapter 10: Out in the field: some ways to collect data and evidence

Chapter 11: Analysis: a toolkit for analysing and thinking in case study

Chapter 12: Writing your study

O autorze

Gary Thomas is an emeritus professor of education at the University of Birmingham. His teaching and research have focused on inclusion, special education, and research methodology in education, with a particular focus on case study. He has conducted research funded by the AHRC, the ESRC, the Nuffield Foundation, the Leverhulme Trust, the Department for Education, Barnardos, local authorities, and a range of other organisations. He has coedited the British Educational Research Journal and is currently an executive editor of Educational Review. He is author of many books, most recently Education: A Very Short Introduction published by Oxford University Press.