Twice-Told Tales? How Public Inquiry Could Inform n of 1 Case Study Research
Case Study Evaluation: Past, Present and Future Challenges
ISBN: 978-1-78441-064-3, eISBN: 978-1-78441-063-6
ISSN: 1474-7863
Publication date: 3 January 2015
Abstract
The advantages of a public inquiry as a data source for case study research typically include a clear and uncontested focus of inquiry; the breadth and richness of the dataset collected; the exceptional level of support available for the tasks of transcribing, indexing, collating, summarising and so on; and the expert interpretations and insights of the inquiry’s chair (with which the researcher may or may not agree). A significant disadvantage is that whilst the dataset collected for a public inquiry is typically ‘rich’, it has usually been collected under far from ideal research conditions. Hence, while public inquiries provide a potentially rich resource for researchers, those who seek to use public inquiry data for research must justify their choice on both ethical and scientific grounds.
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Citation
Greenhalgh, T. (2015), "Twice-Told Tales? How Public Inquiry Could Inform n of 1 Case Study Research", Case Study Evaluation: Past, Present and Future Challenges (Advances in Program Evaluation, Vol. 15), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. 181-206. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1474-786320140000015007
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