This book presents a disciplined, qualitative exploration of case study methods by drawing from naturalistic, holistic, ethnographic, phenomenologic and biographic research methods. Robert E Stake uses and annotates an actual case study to answer such questions as: How is the ca…
The SAGE handbook of applied social research methods
This text provides a comprehensive resource for those concerned with the practice of semi-structured interviewing, the most commonly used interview approach in social research, and in particular for depth, biographic narrative interviewing, the interview methods of choice in qua…
The third edition of the bestselling text "Research Design" enables readers to compare three approaches to research - qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods - in a single research methods text. The book presents these three approaches side by side within the context of the…
This best selling text offers a practical guide to the methodology and techniques of conducting research in Leisure and Tourism. Covering both qualitative and quantitative methods, this completely revised and updated third edition is essential reading for all students and leisur…
