01842cam a22002774a 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003001000170007102000250008802000220011303500240013504000350015904200080019405000190020208200200022110000190024124500580026025000120031826000430033030000350037350400510040850510540045965000340151365000170154716636974OSt20190816164211.0110204s2012 caua b 001 0 eng  a 2011005041 a9781412989169 (pbk.) a1412989167 (pbk.) a(OCoLC)ocn701243168 aDLCcDLCdYDXdYDXCPdCDXdDLC apcc00aH61b.Y56 201200a001.433 YIN2221 aYin, Robert K.10aApplications of case study research /cRobert K. Yin. a3rd ed. aThousand Oaks, Calif. :bSAGE,cc2012. axxxi, 231 p. :bill. ;c24 cm. aIncludes bibliographical references and index. aPART I: Starting Points Chapter 1. A (Very) Brief Refresher on the Case Study Method Chapter 2. Field Notes Chapter 3. The Role of Theory in Doing Case Studies PART II: Descriptive Case Studies Chapter 4. Start-Up for a Newly-Appointed Education Leader Chapter 5. Citizens on Patrol Chapter 6. A Case Study of a Neighborhood Organization PART III: Explanatory Case Studies Chapter 7. A Nutshell Example: The Effect of a Federal Award on a University Computer Science Department Chapter 8. Essential Ingredients of Explanatory Case Studies: Three Drug Prevention Examples Chapter 9. Transforming a Business Firm Through Strategic Planning Chapter 10. Rival Explanations PART IV: Cross-Case Syntheses Chapter 11. Proposal Processing by Public and Private Universities Chapter 12. Case Studies of Transformed Firms PART V: Case Study Evaluations Chapter 13: Evaluation of a Community Coalition Chapter 14. Sheriff’s Combined Auto Theft Task Force Chapter 15. Technical Assistance for HIV/AIDS Community Planning  0aSocial sciencesxMethodology. 0aCase method.