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• 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
• Relationships Among the Methods: Not Hierarchical
• When to Use the Different Methods
• Variations in Case Studies, but a Common Definition
• Definition of the Case Study as a Research Method
• Variations in Case Studies as a Research Method
• 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
• Definition of Research Designs
• Components of Research Designs
• The Role of Theory in Research Designs
• Theory Development
• Illustrative Topics for Theories
• Using Theory to Generalize From Case Studies
• Summary
• Criteria for Judging the Quality of Research Designs
• Construct Validity
• Internal Validity
• External Validity
• Reliability
• Summary
• Case Study Research Designs
• What Are the Potential Single-Case Designs (Types 1 and 2)?
• What Are the Potential Multiple-Case Study Designs (Types 3 and 4)?
• Modest Advice in Selecting Case Study Designs
• Single- or Multiple-Case Designs?
• Closed or Adaptive Designs?
• Mixed-Methods Designs: Mixing Case Studies With Other Methods?
• 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
• Asking Good Questions
• Being a Good “Listener”
• Staying Adaptive
• Having a Firm Grasp of the Issues Being Studied
• Conducting Research Ethically
• Preparation and Training for a Specific Case Study
• Protecting Human Subjects
• Training to Do the Case Study
• The Case Study Protocol
• Overview of the Case Study (Section A of the Protocol)
• Data Collection Procedures (Section B of the Protocol)
• Protocol Questions (Section C of the Protocol)
• Tentative Outline for the Case Study Report (Section D of the Protocol)
• Screening the Candidate Cases for Your Case Study
• The Pilot Case Study
• Selection of Pilot Cases
• Scope of the Pilot Inquiry
• Reports From the Pilot Cases
• Summary
• Notes to Chapter 3
• Chapter 4 • Collecting Case Study Evidence: The Principles You Should Follow in Working With Six Sources of Evidence
• Supporting Textbooks
• Supporting Principles
• Six Sources of Evidence
• Documentation
• Archival Records
• Interviews
• Direct Observations
• Participant-Observation
• Physical Artifacts
• Summary
• Four Principles of Data Collection
• Principle 1: Use Multiple Sources of Evidence
• Principle 2: Create a Case Study Database
• Principle 3: Maintain a Chain of Evidence
• Principle 4: Exercise Care When Using Data From Social Media Sources
• 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
• Need for an Analytic Strategy
• Four General Strategies
• Five Analytic Techniques
• 1. Pattern Matching
• 2. Explanation Building
• 3. Time-Series Analysis
• 4. Logic Models
• 5. Cross-Case Synthesis
• 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
• Having a Flair
• What “Composing” Covers
• Audiences for Case Study Research
• Potential Audiences
• Orienting Case Study Research to an Audience’s Needs
• Communicating With Case Studies
• Varieties of Case Study Compositions
• Compositional Formats
• Illustrative Structures for the Substance of Your Case Study
• Methods and Research Literature Portions of a Case Study
• Case Studies as Part of Larger, Mixed-Methods Studies
• Procedures in Composing a Case Study
• When and How to Start Composing
• Case Identities: Real or Anonymous?
• Reviewing the Draft Case Study: A Validating Procedure
• What Makes an Exemplary Case Study?
• The Case Study Must Be Significant
• The Case Study Must Be “Complete”
• The Case Study Must Consider Alternative Perspectives
• The Case Study Must Display Sufficient Evidence
• The Case Study Must Be Composed in an Engaging Manner
• 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