Case Study Method and Research Design: Flexibility or Availability for the Novice Researcher?

Case Study Method and Research Design: Flexibility or Availability for the Novice Researcher?

Susan Carter
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 26
ISBN13: 9781799829010|ISBN10: 1799829014|EISBN13: 9781799829034
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2901-0.ch015
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Carter, Susan. "Case Study Method and Research Design: Flexibility or Availability for the Novice Researcher?." Inclusive Theory and Practice in Special Education, edited by Henriette van Rensburg and Shirley O'Neill, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 301-326. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2901-0.ch015

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Carter, S. (2020). Case Study Method and Research Design: Flexibility or Availability for the Novice Researcher?. In H. van Rensburg & S. O'Neill (Eds.), Inclusive Theory and Practice in Special Education (pp. 301-326). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2901-0.ch015

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Carter, Susan. "Case Study Method and Research Design: Flexibility or Availability for the Novice Researcher?." In Inclusive Theory and Practice in Special Education, edited by Henriette van Rensburg and Shirley O'Neill, 301-326. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2901-0.ch015

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Abstract

Case study is prominent in qualitative research literature, yet the methodologists do not have a full consensus on whether it is an approach, a method, a methodology, or a design. Perhaps this flexibility contributes to ambiguity for the burgeoning researcher. The works of prominent methodologists, namely Robert Yin, Sharan Merriam, and Robert Stake, are explored as an attempt to define case study and then explain how it can be utilized as a ‘road map' for engaging case study to investigate current practices in inclusivity and wellbeing. The author serves as a provocateur and explores the question: “How do you surface deep knowledge in your interview participants?” This chapter contributes knowledge to the field of research, specifically methodological information for the novice researcher considering using case study as a research method. Dually, this chapter brings into focus examples of case study method applied to explore inclusion and wellbeing.

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