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Case Study Research for Dissertation Success
Abstract
There are many qualitative approaches to dissertation research that doctoral students can utilize including ethnography, grounded theory, phenomenology, narrative research, and case study. However, this chapter made the argument that case study is a fitting framework for doctoral dissertations because of the straightforward way in which the research design can be presented and data can be collected. While data analysis can be more difficult because of the nature of qualitative research, case study is also an easy way for doctoral students to develop a story based on the findings. In this way, case study allows students the flexibility to build on what they learn to tell the story of the phenomenon under study. One way that students can prepare for working with case study is to bind the work and be mindful of the amount of data that they plan to collect. This chapter also helps doctoral students understand case study, by providing examples taken from actual doctoral dissertations that provide insights on concrete ways to increase the clarity and the robustness of case studies.
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