Case study research in education : a qualitative approach /
Sharan B. Merriam.
- San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, (c)1991.
- xx, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Part 1: Foundations of qualitative case study research -- The case study approach to research problems -- Types and uses of case study research in education -- Defining a research problem and selecting a case -- Handling theory and literature reviews in case study research -- Part 2: Mastering qualitative data collection methods -- Conducting effective interviews -- Being a careful observer -- Mining data from documents -- Part 3: Analyzing and reporting case study data -- The components of data analysis -- Using special techniques and computers to analyze qualitative data -- Dealing with validity, reliability, and ethics in case study research -- Writing the case study report.