A typology for the case study in social science following a review of definition, discourse, and structure

Qualitative Inquiry

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 511-521

  Thomas, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

case study; epistemology; typology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959226068     PISSN: 10778004     EISSN: 15527565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077800411409884     Document Type: Review

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