‘Case Study’ or ‘Ethnography’? Defining Terms, Making Choices and Defending the Worth of a Case

Abstract

Writers present very different descriptions of what constitutes ‘ethnography’ and ‘case study’. While not attempting to review the literature, nor to comment on or endorse the overall quality of argument and presentation of research methodology made by each of the authors considered here, the following demonstrates how different the explanations and definitions offered can be.

Citation

Walters, S. (2007), "‘Case Study’ or ‘Ethnography’? Defining Terms, Making Choices and Defending the Worth of a Case", Walford, G. (Ed.) Methodological Developments in Ethnography (Studies in Educational Ethnography, Vol. 12), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 89-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1529-210X(06)12006-9