You may want to read:
Bent Flyvbjerg
"Five Misunderstandings about Case Study Research"
http://flyvbjerg.plan.aau.dk/Publications2006/0604FIVEMISPUBL2006.pdf
Qualitative Inquiry Vol.12 No.2 (2006)
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From: Eun Baek <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, August 2, 2007 11:03 pm
Subject: How many case studies make a valid design research?
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> Hello all,
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> Sorry to interrupt your interesting 'out of step 2' discussion.
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> But here's my question.
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> I'm interested in how designers use narratives in design meetings.
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> Not for one specific design discipline but hopefully for a wider range
> of design areas.
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> So far, I've managed to observe three design projects.
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> Each from different design discipline such as retail design, and brand
> identity design,
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> The number of meetings I attended were 14, but after taking out
> inappropriate bits, 7 meetings were chosen for analysis.
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> And within these meetings, 28 narratives were identified.
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> I am not sure if I've got enough data to make general comments on
> how .
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> When I read research papers, some research results are based on a
> singleproject or even one design meeting.
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> However, for a PhD level, perhaps I should have conducted more case
> studies to make it valid?
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> Could you recommend any paper or books that discuss this issue?
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> I read Silverman's book on qualitative data and Sarantakos' book on
> social research but they didn't give me a firm idea on this case.
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> Many thanks for your help. Good luck with your research!
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> Best wishes,
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> EK
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