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Foreword Preface Acknowledgments About the Author Chapter 1. Getting Started: How to Know Whether and When to Use the Study as a Research Method Being Ready for the Challenge, and Setting High Expectations Comparing Studies With Other Social Science Research Methods Variations in Studies, but a Common Definition Addressing Traditional Concerns About Study Research Summary Notes to Chapter 1 Chapter 2. Designing Studies: Identifying Your Case(s) and Establishing the Logic of Your Study General Approach to Designing Studies The Role of Theory in Research Designs Criteria for Judging the Quality of Research Designs Study Research Designs Modest Advice in Selecting Study Designs Notes to Chapter 2 Application #1: An Exploratory Study: How New Organizational Practices Become Routinized Application #2: Defining the Case in a Study: Linking Job Training and Economic Development Initiatives at the Local Level Application #3: How Discovery Can Occur in the Field: Social Stratification in a Midsized Community Chapter 3. Preparing to Collect Study Evidence: What You Need to Do Before Starting to Collect Study Data The Study Researcher: Desired Skills and Values Preparation and Training for a Specific Study The Study Protocol Screening the Candidate Cases for Your Study The Pilot Study Summary Notes to Chapter 3 Chapter 4. Collecting Study Evidence: The Principles You Should Follow in Working With Six Sources of Evidence Six Sources of Evidence Four Principles of Data Collection Summary Notes to Chapter 4 Application #4: Doing Interviews in the Field: Citizens on Patrol Application #5: Making Field Observations: First Day in an Urban Neighborhood Application #6: Assembling a Question-and-Answer Database: A Study of a Community Organization Chapter 5. Analyzing Study Evidence: How to Start Your Analysis, Your Analytic Choices, and How They Work An Analytic Strategy: More Than Relying on Analytic Tools Five Analytic Techniques Pressing for a High-Quality Analysis Summary Notes to Chapter 5 Application #7: Using a Study to Compare Directly Competing Rival Hypotheses: Whether Military Base Closures Produce Catastrophic Economic Impacts or Not Application #8: A Nutshell Example of an Explanatory Study: How a Federal Award Affected a University Computer Department Application #9: An Explanatory Study: Transforming a Business Firm Through Strategic Planning Chapter 6. Reporting Studies: How and What to Compose Audiences for Study Research Varieties of Study Compositions Procedures in Composing a Study What Makes an Exemplary Study? Notes to Chapter 6 Application #10: A Multiple-Case Study Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Data: Proposal Processing at 17 Universities Appendix A. A Note on the Uses of Study Research in Psychology Appendix B. A Note on the Uses of Study Research in Evaluations Application #11: An Evaluation Study: Evaluation of a Community Coalition's Campaign Brief Glossary of Terms Directly Related to Study Research References Author Index Subject Index