Case Study Research and Applications
Design and Methods

Sixth Edition

Robert K. Yin - COSMOS Corporation

Other Titles in:
Case Study & Narrative Analysis | Educational Research Methods | Sociological Research Methods

September 2017 | 352 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

The Sixth Edition of Robert K. Yin's bestseller provides a complete portal to the world of case study research. Offering comprehensive coverage of the design and use of the case study method in addition to an integration of applications, the book gives readers access to exemplary case studies drawn from a wide variety of academic and applied fields. The integration of applications will enable users to see more directly how concrete case studies can implement the principles of case study research methods.

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Chapter 1. Getting Started: How to Know Whether and When to Use the Case Study as a Research Method

Being Ready for the Challenge, and Setting High Expectations

Comparing Case Studies With Other Social Science Research Methods

Variations in Case Studies, but a Common Definition

Addressing Traditional Concerns About Case Study Research

Summary

Notes to Chapter 1

Chapter 2. Designing Case Studies: Identifying Your Case(s) and Establishing the Logic of Your Case Study

General Approach to Designing Case Studies

The Role of Theory in Research Designs

Criteria for Judging the Quality of Research Designs

Case Study Research Designs

Modest Advice in Selecting Case Study Designs

Notes to Chapter 2

Application #1: An Exploratory Case Study: How New Organizational Practices Become Routinized

Application #2: Defining the “Case” in a Case Study: Linking Job Training and Economic Development Initiatives at the Local Level

Application #3: How “Discovery” Can Occur in the Field: Social Stratification in a Midsized Community

Chapter 3. Preparing to Collect Case Study Evidence: What You Need to Do Before Starting to Collect Case Study Data

The Case Study Researcher: Desired Skills and Values

Preparation and Training for a Specific Case Study

The Case Study Protocol

Screening the Candidate Cases for Your Case Study

The Pilot Case Study

Summary

Notes to Chapter 3

Chapter 4. Collecting Case Study Evidence: The Principles You Should Follow in Working With Six Sources of Evidence

Six Sources of Evidence

Four Principles of Data Collection

Summary

Notes to Chapter 4

Application #4: Doing Interviews in the Field: Citizens on Patrol

Application #5: Making Field Observations: First Day in an Urban Neighborhood

Application #6: Assembling a Question-and-Answer Database: A Case Study of a Community Organization

Chapter 5. Analyzing Case Study Evidence: How to Start Your Analysis, Your Analytic Choices, and How They Work

An Analytic Strategy: More Than Relying on Analytic Tools

Five Analytic Techniques

Pressing for a High-Quality Analysis

Summary

Notes to Chapter 5

Application #7: Using a Case Study to Compare Directly Competing Rival Hypotheses: Whether Military Base Closures Produce Catastrophic Economic Impacts or Not

Application #8: A Nutshell Example of an Explanatory Case Study: How a Federal Award Affected a University Computer Department

Application #9: An Explanatory Case Study: Transforming a Business Firm Through Strategic Planning

Chapter 6. Reporting Case Studies: How and What to Compose

Audiences for Case Study Research

Varieties of Case Study Compositions

Procedures in Composing a Case Study

What Makes an Exemplary Case Study?

Notes to Chapter 6

Application #10: A Multiple-Case Study Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Data: Proposal Processing at 17 Universities

Appendix A. A Note on the Uses of Case Study Research in Psychology

Appendix B. A Note on the Uses of Case Study Research in Evaluations

Application #11: An Evaluation Case Study: Evaluation of a Community Coalition’s Campaign

Brief Glossary of Terms Directly Related to Case Study Research

References

Author Index

Subject Index

Supplements

Instructor Teaching Site

Password-protected Instructor Resources include the following:

An expanded glossary provided by the author in the form of downloadable Briefs.
Additional tutorials written by the author which correspond to Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6.
A selection of author Robert Yin's SAGE journal articles.
Tables and figures from the book available for download.

Student Resource Site
The open-access Student Study Site includes a selection of author Robert Yin's SAGE journal articles.

I have suggested this book to my DET/PGCE trainees for further or additional reading to help with module 4 of the course, which focuses on reflective practice. Although it is not a core text, there are certainly ideas here that can help to support the process they need to go through when completing their own write up of their supported experiment.

Mr Peter Lyon

School of Teacher Education & Development (Canterbury), Canterbury Christ Church University

February 15, 2018

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Selected this text for our newly verified Dissertation Module and it has proved very useful with positive feedback from students

Mrs Terrie Blaszczyk

Froebel College, Roehampton University

April 16, 2018

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Comprehensive and well -written. The strongest introduction to case study research.

Mr Paul Demetriou-Crane

Education, Havering College of Further and Higher Education

February 15, 2018

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We have used the early editions and are happy with this update. This is a great easy to digest resource for introducing postgraduate students to using and developing case studies in research.

Dr Matthew Watkins

Product Design, Nottingham Trent University

July 15, 2019

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A useful step by step guide to Case Study methodology. Accessible format with excellent illustrative examples and supportive discussion points. Highly appropriate for Masters Level Study within Education.

Mrs Amanda Brougham

Faculty of Education Perry Barr, Birmingham City University

April 17, 2018

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A useful step by step guide to Case Study methodology. Accessible format with excellent illustrative examples and supportive discussion points. Highly approriate for Masters Level Study within Education.

Mrs Amanda Brougham

Faculty of Education Perry Barr, Birmingham City University

April 17, 2018

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