Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part I. Foundations -- 1. Scientific inquiry -- 2. Qualitative and quantitative research -- Part II. Stages of doing case study research -- 3. Setting the stage -- 4. Determining what we know -- 5. Selecting a design -- 6. Gathering information from interviews -- 7. Gathering information from observations -- 8. Gathering information from documents -- 9. Summarizing and interpreting the information -- 10. Reporting findings -- 11. Confirming case study findings -- Part III. Putting it all together -- 12. Preparing proposals for case study research -- 13. Disseminating case study research -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- References -- Annotated bibliography -- Index -- About the authors.

"Reflecting recent knowledge and developments in the field, this very practical, easy-to-use guide emphasizes learning how to do case study research—from the first step of deciding whether a case study is the way to go to the last step of verifying and confirming findings before disseminating them. The authors show students how to determine an appropriate research design, conduct informative interviews, record observations, document analyses, delineate ways to confirm case study findings, describe methods for deriving meaning from data, and communicate their findings. Featuring many new examples, the Third Edition offers step-by-step guidance to help beginning researchers through the stages of planning and implementing a thesis, dissertation, or independent project."--Publishers website.

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