Key Terms

  • alternative representations, 267
  • audiences, 244
  • bounding, 245
  • bracketed interview, 255
  • case, 243
  • case study research, 243
  • coding, 263
  • comparative case studies, 247
  • context, 257
  • descriptive, 266
  • field test, 256
  • informant, 252
  • instrumental case studies, 246
  • interpretive, 266
  • interview protocol, 257
  • intrinsic case studies, 246
  • longitudinal case studies, 247
  • member checking, 265
  • multiple case studies, 247
  • multiple site case studies, 247
  • naturalistic generalization, 267
  • observation plan, 257
  • observe in real time, 260
  • pilot test, 256
  • purposeful sampling, 253
  • random sampling, 253
  • researcher biases, 255
  • researcher position, 255
  • saturation, 253
  • single case studies, 247
  • stakeholders, 244
  • theoretical or conceptual frameworks, 249
  • thick description, ...

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