2004 What Is a Case Study and What Is It Good for? JOHN GERRING Boston University T his paper aims to clarify the meaning‚ and explain the utility‚ of the case study method‚ a method often practiced but little understood. A “case study‚” I argue‚ is best defined as an intensive study of a single unit with an aim to generalize across a larger set of units. Case studies rely on the same sort of covariational evidence utilized in non-case study research. Thus‚ the case study method is correctly
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Many classic tales have origins and details so diverse and varied that one story tells but a fraction of what other stories might reveal. The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood‚ published by Charles Perrault in 1697‚ is no exception‚ but it does relay some common themes and familiar morals with an entertaining plot. This plot‚ however‚ is full of ambiguities and notes that are assumed to be taken for granted. For example‚ why did a king marry an ogress and how did they have a son? Why did this son not reveal
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Policy and practice impacts of research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council A case study of the Future of Work programme‚ approach and analysis Steven Wooding‚ Edward Nason‚ Lisa Klautzer‚ Jennifer Rubin‚ Stephen Hanney‚ Jonathan Grant Policy and practice impacts of research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council A case study of the Future of Work programme‚ approach and analysis Steven Wooding‚ Edward Nason‚ Lisa Klautzer‚ Jennifer Rubin‚ Stephen Hanney‚ Jonathan
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Bicol University College of Education Daraga‚ Albay Case Study: A Child with Learning Disability Presented to Professor Hennie Pama-Lomibao Associate Professor IV 2nd Sem. S.Y. 2012-2013 Presented by: Rannel B. Buenabajo Carmen B. Barlizo Jessere T. Marco Primerose M. Arevalo Cindy R. Mangampo Introduction A learning disability is a neurological disorder. In simple terms‚ a learning disability results from a difference in the way a person
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| Principles of Economics‚ 6th Edition | An extraordinarily high rate of inflation | ii) | | | | Case Study 1 1. The Case Study 01 article described Zimbabwe as experiencing “galloping hyperinflation”. According to your textbook‚ what is the definition of hyperinflation? Consequences: | Explainations | i) Price | | ii) Stock Market | | 2. According to the Case Study 1 article‚ what is happening in Zimbabwe due to the hyperinflation? List two points. 3. Describer the
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and Potential Treatment I Case Studies Brenda L. Brown Axia College of University of Phoenix Causes and Potential Treatment II Case Studies Case Study I: Josephine a 47 year old woman whom I label her with the disorder of Schizoid
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Managerial Accounting and Control Semester 2‚ 2011 Individual Case Study Kanthal A (Weight: 10% of Final Grade) Due Date for submission: 4pm Friday 2nd September‚ 2011 Each student needs to complete a case study write-up and submit by the due date following the submission requirements outlined in the course profile (and provided below). Students need to address the following questions in their case study write-up for the Kanthal A case: 1. Describe the competitive environment in which
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after‚ a child. In her song‚ “Moments in the Woods”‚ she tells the audience about her thought process in regards to what just happened‚ her interaction with the prince: Was it wrong? Am I mad? Is that all? Does he miss me? Was he suddenly Getting bored with me? Wake up! Stop dreaming. Stop prancing about the woods. It’s not besseming. What is it about the woods? Back to life‚ back to sense‚ Back to child‚ back to husband‚ You can’t live in the woods. There are vows‚ there are ties‚ There are needs
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block of wood is suspended as a pendulum. The bullet is shot into the wooden block without penetrating clear through it. This is a type of “sticky” collision where the two masses (bullet and block) “stick” to one another and move together after the collision. By noting the angle to which the block and bullet swing after the collision‚ the initial speed can be determined by using conservation of momentum. But how do we know that momentum is conserved in this type of collision? In our case the ballistic
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Engineering Economic Analysis Case Study Case Name The Smithson’s Mortgage Case Study Teams This case is designed to be conducted by a team of students. The discussion‚ questioning‚ and resolution of differences is an important part of the learning experience. Another significant advantage is the sharing of the workload in preparing the final case study report. Knowledge Background This case draws heavily on the material presented in Chapters 2 and 3 of Principles of Engineering Economic Analysis
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