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Selecting a Case
This classic paper explains the rationale behind the case study method in qualitative research.
Qualitative Inquiry, 12 (2), 219-45 (2006)
DOI 10.1177/1077800405284363
http://qix.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/12/2/219
'Five misunderstandings about case-study research'
Bent Flyvbjerg, Aalborg University, Denmark
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Try not to be defensive if your data are limited to one or two 'cases'. Instead, seek to understand the logic behind such an approach and work out what you can gain by intensive analysis of limited but rich data.
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| Lee Ruddin examines the arguments in Flyvbjerg's paper.
Qualitative Inquiry, 12 (4), 797-812 (2006)
DOI 10.1177/1077800406288622
http://qix.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/12/4/797
'You can generalize stupid! Social scientists, Bent Flyvbjerg, and case study methodology'
Lee Peter Ruddin, Wirral, UK
EXERCISE
- Assess whether Flyvbjerg or Ruddin has the better of this argument.
- How would you explain the value of your data to a sceptical quantitative researcher?
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| This paper shows how a sample was gathered during four research studies. It is particularly useful for revealing the practical issues involved in recruiting people to study.
Qualitative Research, 7 (4), 429-46 (2007)
DOI 10.1177/1468794107082300
http://qrj.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/7/4/429
'The process of sample recruitment: an ethnostatistical perspective'
Michelle Thomas, University of Sussex, UK
Michael Bloor, University of Glasgow, UK
Jane Frankland, University of Southampton
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| Karina Butera offers further reflections on gathering a sample to study. She considers the role of gender in deciding whether to participate in research.
Qualitative Inquiry, 12 (6), 1262-82 (2006)
DOI 10.1177/1077800406288634
http://qix.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/12/6/1262
'Manhunt: the challenge of enticing men to participate in a study on friendship'
Karina J. Butera, Deakin University, Australia
EXERCISE
Both these papers assume that research is based on sampling people. What other kinds of samples are worth considering?
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