The art of case study research

Handbook of Qualitative Research

Crozier, G., Denzin, N., & Lincoln, Y. (1994) · British Journal of Educational Studies · doi:10.2307/3121684 · Cited by 26,666

Document Analysis as a Qualitative Research Method

Bowen, G. A. (2009) · Qualitative Research Journal · doi:10.3316/qrj0902027 · Cited by 13,013

Qualitative Case Study Methodology: Study Design and Implementation for Novice Researchers

Baxter, P., & Jack, S. (2015) · The Qualitative Report · doi:10.46743/2160-3715/2008.1573 · Cited by 7,594

Achieving integration in mixed methods designs-principles and practices

Fetters, M. D., Curry, L. A., & Creswell, J. W. (2013) · Health Services Research · doi:10.1111/1475-6773.12117 · Cited by 7,219

Using Mixed-Methods Sequential Explanatory Design: From Theory to Practice

Ivankova, N. V., Creswell, J. W., & Stick, S. L. (2006) · Field Methods · doi:10.1177/1525822x05282260 · Cited by 3,167

The case study approach

Crowe, S., Cresswell, K., Robertson, A., Huby, G., Avery, A., & Sheikh, A. (2011) · BMC Medical Research Methodology · doi:10.1186/1471-2288-11-100 · Cited by 2,697

Constructing Professional Identity: The Role of Work and Identity Learning Cycles in the Customization of Identity Among Medical Residents

Pratt, M. G., Rockmann, K. W., & Kaufmann, J. B. (2006) · Academy of Management Journal · doi:10.5465/amj.2006.20786060 · Cited by 1,973

Managing the Rivalry of Competing Institutional Logics

Reay, T., & Hinings, C. R. (2009) · Organization Studies · doi:10.1177/0170840609104803 · Cited by 1,821

Qualitative Analysis on Stage: Making the Research Process More Public

Anfara, V. A., Brown, K. M., & Mangione, T. L. (2002) · Educational Researcher · doi:10.3102/0013189x031007028 · Cited by 1,362

Achieving Research Impact Through Co‐creation in Community‐Based Health Services: Literature Review and Case Study

GREENHALGH, T., JACKSON, C., SHAW, S., & JANAMIAN, T. (2016) · The Milbank Quarterly · doi:10.1111/1468-0009.12197 · Cited by 1,288

Generalizability in qualitative research: misunderstandings, opportunities and recommendations for the sport and exercise sciences

Smith, B. (2018) · Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health · doi:10.1080/2159676x.2017.1393221 · Cited by 1,189

Qualitative research methods in health technology assessment: a review of the literature.

Murphy, Dingwall, Greatbatch, Parker, & Watson (1998) · Health Technology Assessment · doi:10.3310/hta2160 · Cited by 1,107

Environmental Detectives—the development of an augmented reality platform for environmental simulations

Klopfer, E., & Squire, K. (2008) · Educational Technology Research and Development · doi:10.1007/s11423-007-9037-6 · Cited by 989

Using Numbers in Qualitative Research

Maxwell, J. A. (2010) · Qualitative Inquiry · doi:10.1177/1077800410364740 · Cited by 985

From Data Management to Actionable Findings: A Five-Phase Process of Qualitative Data Analysis

Bingham, A. J. (2023) · International Journal of Qualitative Methods · doi:10.1177/16094069231183620 · Cited by 819

Digital storytelling: a meaningful technology-integrated approach for engaged student learning

Sadik, A. (2008) · Educational Technology Research and Development · doi:10.1007/s11423-008-9091-8 · Cited by 802

Case Study Method: A Step-by-Step Guide for Business Researchers

Rashid, Y., Rashid, A., Warraich, M. A., Sabir, S. S., & Waseem, A. (2019) · International Journal of Qualitative Methods · doi:10.1177/1609406919862424 · Cited by 804

Sampling in Qualitative Research: Insights from an Overview of the Methods Literature

Gentles, S., Charles, C., Ploeg, J., & McKibbon, K. A. (2015) · The Qualitative Report · doi:10.46743/2160-3715/2015.2373 · Cited by 771

Developing qualitative research questions: A reflective process

Agee, J. (2009) · International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education · doi:10.1080/09518390902736512 · Cited by 704

Digital transformation of business models-best practice, enablers, and roadmap

SCHALLMO, D., WILLIAMS, C. A., & BOARDMAN, L. (2017) · International Journal of Innovation Management · doi:10.1142/s136391961740014x · Cited by 655

The impact of digital technology on relationships in a business network

Pagani, M., & Pardo, C. (2017) · Industrial Marketing Management · doi:10.1016/j.indmarman.2017.08.009 · Cited by 618

The ‘‘what’’and ‘‘how’’of case study rigor: three strategies based on published work

Gibbert, M., & Ruigrok, W. (2010) · Organizational Research Methods · doi:10.1177/1094428109351319 · Cited by 506

Perceived barriers to health care access among rural older adults: a qualitative study

Goins, R. T., Williams, K. A., Carter, M. W., Spencer, S. M., & Solovieva, T. (2005) · The Journal of Rural Health · doi:10.1111/j.1748-0361.2005.tb00084.x · Cited by 417

Contextualizing reliability and validity in qualitative research: toward more rigorous and trustworthy qualitative social science in leisure research

Rose, J., & Johnson, C. W. (2020) · Journal of Leisure Research · doi:10.1080/00222216.2020.1722042 · Cited by 419

Substance use outcomes among homeless clients with serious mental illness: comparing Housing First with treatment first programs

Padgett, D. K., Stanhope, V., Henwood, B. F., & Stefancic, A. (2011) · Community Mental Health Journal · doi:10.1007/s10597-009-9283-7 · Cited by 335

Implementation and adoption of nationwide electronic health records in secondary care in England: final qualitative results from prospective national evaluation in early adopter hospitals

Sheikh, A., Cornford, T., Barber, N., Avery, A., Takian, A., Lichtner, V., Petrakaki, D., Crowe, S., Marsden, K., Robertson, A., et al. (2011) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.d6054 · Cited by 314

Empirical Research Methods in Software Engineering

Wohlin, C., Höst, M., & Henningsson, K. (2003) · Lecture Notes in Computer Science · doi:10.1007/978-3-540-45143-3_2 · Cited by 270

The wellbeing of language teachers in the private sector: An ecological perspective

Mercer, S. (2023) · Language Teaching Research · doi:10.1177/1362168820973510 · Cited by 251

Analysing the role of complexity in explaining the fortunes of technology programmes: empirical application of the NASSS framework

Greenhalgh, T., Wherton, J., Papoutsi, C., Lynch, J., Hughes, G., A’Court, C., Hinder, S., Procter, R., & Shaw, S. (2018) · BMC Medicine · doi:10.1186/s12916-018-1050-6 · Cited by 232

Using artificial intelligence to foster students’ writing feedback literacy, engagement, and outcome: a case of Wordtune application

Rad, H. S., Alipour, R., & Jafarpour, A. (2024) · Interactive Learning Environments · doi:10.1080/10494820.2023.2208170 · Cited by 214

Qualitative case study methodology in nursing research: an integrative review

Anthony, S., & Jack, S. (2009) · Journal of Advanced Nursing · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.04998.x · Cited by 197

Case study research for better evaluations of complex interventions: rationale and challenges

Paparini, S., Green, J., Papoutsi, C., Murdoch, J., Petticrew, M., Greenhalgh, T., Hanckel, B., & Shaw, S. (2020) · BMC Medicine · doi:10.1186/s12916-020-01777-6 · Cited by 175

Novice School Principals’ Sense of Ultimate Responsibility: Problems of Practice in Transitioning to the Principal’s Office

Spillane, J. P., & Lee, L. C. (2014) · Educational Administration Quarterly · doi:10.1177/0013161x13505290 · Cited by 174

Qualitative research in marketing: what can academics do better?

Crick, J. M. (2021) · Journal of Strategic Marketing · doi:10.1080/0965254x.2020.1743738 · Cited by 172

Emotions and Positional Identity in Becoming a Social Justice Science Teacher: Nicole's Story

Rivera Maulucci, M. S. (2013) · Journal of Research in Science Teaching · doi:10.1002/tea.21081 · Cited by 147

Organizing Data Governance: Findings from the Telecommunications Industry and Consequences for Large Service Providers

Otto, B. (2011) · Communications of the Association for Information Systems · doi:10.17705/1cais.02903 · Cited by 144

An investigation of barriers to Hong Kong K-12 schools incorporating Artificial Intelligence in education

Wang, T., & Cheng, E. C. K. (2021) · Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence · doi:10.1016/j.caeai.2021.100031 · Cited by 141

Putting the social back into sociotechnical: Case studies of co-design in digital health

Papoutsi, C., Wherton, J., Shaw, S., Morrison, C., & Greenhalgh, T. (2021) · Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association · doi:10.1093/jamia/ocaa197 · Cited by 126

The use of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in blended learning courses and the functional value perceived by students

Feitosa de Moura, V., Alexandre de Souza, C., & Noronha Viana, A. B. (2021) · Computers & Education · doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2020.104077 · Cited by 135

Learning in an online distance education course: Experiences of three international students

Zhang, Z., & Kenny, R. (2010) · The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning · doi:10.19173/irrodl.v11i1.775 · Cited by 134

Evaluating complex interventions in context: systematic, meta-narrative review of case study approaches

Paparini, S., Papoutsi, C., Murdoch, J., Green, J., Petticrew, M., Greenhalgh, T., & Shaw, S. E. (2021) · BMC Medical Research Methodology · doi:10.1186/s12874-021-01418-3 · Cited by 131

Pre-service language teachers reflection development through online interaction in a hybrid learning course

Mumford, S., & Dikilitaş, K. (2020) · Computers & Education · doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2019.103706 · Cited by 123

Using collaborative course development to achieve online course quality standards

Chao, I. T., Saj, T., & Hamilton, D. (2010) · The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning · doi:10.19173/irrodl.v11i3.912 · Cited by 117

An Artificial Intelligence Chatbot for Young People’s Sexual and Reproductive Health in India (SnehAI): Instrumental Case Study

Wang, H., Gupta, S., Singhal, A., Muttreja, P., Singh, S., Sharma, P., & Piterova, A. (2022) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/29969 · Cited by 111

Making judgements: investigating the process of composing and receiving peer feedback

McConlogue, T. (2015) · Studies in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/03075079.2013.868878 · Cited by 110

An attention-based view of AI assimilation in public sector organizations: The case of Saudi Arabia

Alshahrani, A., Dennehy, D., & Mäntymäki, M. (2022) · Government Information Quarterly · doi:10.1016/j.giq.2021.101617 · Cited by 106

Integration of a nationally procured electronic health record system into user work practices

Cresswell, K. M., Worth, A., & Sheikh, A. (2012) · BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making · doi:10.1186/1472-6947-12-15 · Cited by 102

“It Is a Big Spider Web of Things”: Sensory Experiences of Autistic Adults in Public Spaces

MacLennan, K., Woolley, C., andsensory, E., Heasman, B., Starns, J., George, B., & Manning, C. (2023) · Autism in Adulthood · doi:10.1089/aut.2022.0024 · Cited by 96

Recovery-focused care planning and coordination in England and Wales: a cross-national mixed methods comparative case study

Simpson, A., Hannigan, B., Coffey, M., Barlow, S., Cohen, R., Jones, A., Všetečková, J., Faulkner, A., Thornton, A., & Cartwright, M. (2016) · BMC Psychiatry · doi:10.1186/s12888-016-0858-x · Cited by 94

Governing cybersecurity from the boardroom: Challenges, drivers, and ways ahead

Gale, M., Bongiovanni, I., & Slapnicar, S. (2022) · Computers & Security · doi:10.1016/j.cose.2022.102840 · Cited by 111

L2 writer engagement with automated written corrective feedback provided by ChatGPT: A mixed-method multiple case study

Yan, D., & Zhang, S. (2024) · Humanities and Social Sciences Communications · doi:10.1057/s41599-024-03543-y · Cited by 90

Care, Communication, Support: Core for Designing Meaningful Online Collaborative Learning

Robinson, H. A., Kilgore, W., & Warren, S. J. (2017) · Online Learning · doi:10.24059/olj.v21i4.1240 · Cited by 89

Effective facets of a field experience that contributed to eight preservice teachers’ developing understandings about culturally responsive teaching

Bennett, S. V. (2013) · Urban Education · doi:10.1177/0042085912452155 · Cited by 83

Spirituality and Faith-Based Interventions: Pathways to Disaster Resilience for African American Hurricane Katrina Survivors

Alawiyah, T., Bell, H., Pyles, L., & Runnels, R. C. (2011) · Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought · doi:10.1080/15426432.2011.587388 · Cited by 79

The critical capacities of restaurants as facilitators for transformations to sustainability

Higgins-Desbiolles, F., & Wijesinghe, G. (2019) · Journal of Sustainable Tourism · doi:10.1080/09669582.2018.1510410 · Cited by 67

Balancing AI and authenticity: EFL students' experiences with ChatGPT in academic writing

Werdiningsih, I., Marzuki, & Rusdin, D. (2024) · Cogent Arts & Humanities · doi:10.1080/23311983.2024.2392388 · Cited by 65

Case Study Methodology: Flexibility, Rigour, and Ethical Considerations for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Pearson, M. L., Albon, S. P., & Hubball, H. (2015) · The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning · doi:10.5206/cjsotl-rcacea.2015.3.12 · Cited by 64

Disrupting the status quo: Exploring culturally relevant and sustaining pedagogies for young diverse learners

Wynter-Hoyte, K., Braden, E. G., Rodriguez, S., & Thornton, N. (2019) · Race Ethnicity and Education · doi:10.1080/13613324.2017.1382465 · Cited by 61

Between language as problem and resource: Examining teachers’ language orientations in dual-language programs

Zúñiga, C. E. (2016) · Bilingual Research Journal · doi:10.1080/15235882.2016.1242438 · Cited by 53

Development of an integrative coding framework for evaluating context within implementation science

Rogers, L., De Brún, A., & McAuliffe, E. (2020) · BMC Medical Research Methodology · doi:10.1186/s12874-020-01044-5 · Cited by 48

Exploring scale-up, spread, and sustainability: an instrumental case study tracing an innovation to enhance dysphagia care

Ilott, I., Gerrish, K., Pownall, S., Eltringham, S., & Booth, A. (2013) · Implementation Science · doi:10.1186/1748-5908-8-128 · Cited by 50

Engaging Girls’ Sociohistorical Identities in Science

Thompson, J. (2014) · Journal of the Learning Sciences · doi:10.1080/10508406.2014.888351 · Cited by 47

Pedagogical Principles of Evaluation: Interpreting Freire

Patton, M. Q. (2017) · New Directions for Evaluation · doi:10.1002/ev.20260 · Cited by 47

Living with Diabetes on Baffin Island: Inuit Storytellers Share Their Experiences

Bird, S. M., Wiles, J. L., Okalik, L., Kilabuk, J., & Egeland, G. M. (2008) · Canadian Journal of Public Health · doi:10.1007/bf03403734 · Cited by 46

Integrating UDL Strategies into the Online Course Development Process: Instructional Designers' Perspectives

Singleton, K. J., Evmenova, A., Kinas Jerome, M., & Clark, K. (2019) · Online Learning · doi:10.24059/olj.v23i1.1407 · Cited by 45

Improving patient safety governance and systems through learning from successes and failures: qualitative surveys and interviews with international experts

Hibbert, P. D., Stewart, S., Wiles, L. K., Braithwaite, J., Runciman, W. B., & Thomas, M. J. W. (2023) · International Journal for Quality in Health Care · doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzad088 · Cited by 42

Making sense of inclusion for leadership and schooling: A case study from Cyprus

Angelides, P., Antoniou, E., & Charalambous, C. (2010) · International Journal of Leadership in Education · doi:10.1080/13603120902759539 · Cited by 41

An intergenerational playgroup in an Australian residential aged‐care setting: A qualitative case study

Rosa Hernandez, G. B., Murray, C. M., & Stanley, M. (2022) · Health & Social Care in the Community · doi:10.1111/hsc.13149 · Cited by 37

Adaptive reinventing: implicit bias and the co-construction of social change

Sukhera, J., Milne, A., Teunissen, P. W., Lingard, L., & Watling, C. (2018) · Advances in Health Sciences Education · doi:10.1007/s10459-018-9816-3 · Cited by 36

The Crush the Crave Quit Smoking App and Young Adult Smokers: Qualitative Case Study of Affordances

Struik, L. L., Bottorff, J. L., Baskerville, N. B., & Oliffe, J. L. (2018) · JMIR mHealth and uHealth · doi:10.2196/mhealth.9489 · Cited by 28

Impacts of COVID-19 on clinical research in the UK: a multi-method qualitative case study

Wyatt, D., Faulkner-Gurstein, R., Cowan, H., & Wolfe, C. D. A. (2021) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0256871 · Cited by 35

Children's perspectives of participation in music youth arts settings: Meaning, value and participation

Barrett, M. S., & Smigiel, H. M. (2007) · Research Studies in Music Education · doi:10.1177/1321103x070280010204 · Cited by 32

Location, location, location: perceptions of safety and security among formerly homeless persons transitioned to permanent supportive housing

Hsu, H.-T., Simon, J. D., Henwood, B. F., Wenzel, S. L., & Couture, J. (2016) · Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research · doi:10.1086/685034 · Cited by 31

Empowerment and disempowerment in climate assemblies: The French citizens' convention on climate

Galván Labrador, A., & Zografos, C. (2024) · Environmental Policy and Governance · doi:10.1002/eet.2093 · Cited by 30

Motivating teachers in the developing world: Insights from research with English language teachers in Oman

Wyatt, M. (2013) · International Review of Education · doi:10.1007/s11159-013-9358-0 · Cited by 29

Are Career Termination Concerns Only for Athletes? A Case Study of the Career Termination of an Elite Female Coach

Kenttä, G., Mellalieu, S., & Roberts, C.-M. (2016) · The Sport Psychologist · doi:10.1123/tsp.2015-0134 · Cited by 25

Just Slammin! Adolescents’ Construction of Identity Through Performance Poetry

Rudd, L. L. (2012) · Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy · doi:10.1002/jaal.00083 · Cited by 20

Developing effective academic accommodations in higher education: A collaborative decision-making process

Hsiao, F., Zeiser, S., Nuss, D., & Hatschek, K. (2018) · International Journal of Music Education · doi:10.1177/0255761417729545 · Cited by 18

Trauma-Sensitive Yoga: A Collective Case Study of Women’s Trauma Recovery from Intimate Partner Violence

Ong, I., Cashwell, C. S., & Downs, H. A. (2019) · Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation · doi:10.1080/21501378.2018.1521698 · Cited by 17

Implementation of a community greenhouse in a remote, sub-Arctic First Nations community in Ontario, Canada: a descriptive case study

Skinner, K., Hanning, R., Metatawabin, J., & Tsuji, L. (2014) · Rural and Remote Health · doi:10.22605/rrh2545 · Cited by 17

A Community College HSI: The Effect of an HSI Designation on Organizational Identity

Carter, T. L., & Patterson, J. A. (2019) · Community College Review · doi:10.1177/0091552119864412 · Cited by 15

Performance-Based Funding and Internal Resource Allocation: The Case of Italian Universities

Francesconi, A., & Guarini, E. (2018) · System Dynamics for Performance Management · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-57018-1_15 · Cited by 13

Teacher professional development through a school-university partnership. What role does teacher identity play?

Trent, J. (2012) · Australian Journal of Teacher Education · doi:10.14221/ajte.2012v37n7.2 · Cited by 12

The use of popular opinion leader (POL) groups and the reduction of ‘Gay bullying’ in middle school: A case study inquiry of group leader experiences

Singh, A. A. (2013) · The Journal for Specialists in Group Work · doi:10.1080/01933922.2013.800177 · Cited by 9

Middle School Science Teachers’ Discursive Purposes and Talk Moves in Supporting Students’ Experiments

Soysal, Y. (2022) · Science & Education · doi:10.1007/s11191-021-00266-3 · Cited by 9

Strategizing for survival–enablers of South African not-for-profit organization sustainability

Vorwerk Marren, I., Davis, A., & Williamson, C. M. (2024) · Cogent Business & Management · doi:10.1080/23311975.2024.2323775 · Cited by 8

Creating third spaces in K-12 socio-environmental education through indigenous languages: a case study

Audley, S., & D’Souza, A. B. (2024) · Globalizations · doi:10.1080/14747731.2022.2038833 · Cited by 8

Transitioning to adulthood as a young person with an Intellectual Disability: Two case studies of mothers’ perceptions

Wilcox, G., McQuay, J., & Jones, K. (2019) · Alberta Journal of Educational Research · doi:10.55016/ojs/ajer.v65i1.56390 · Cited by 7

Evolving techniques and emerging schemes: prospective teachers’ transformation of ChatGPT

Davis, J. D. (2025) · International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education · doi:10.1007/s10763-024-10533-8 · Cited by 6

Traumatic residue, mediated remembering and video evidence of sexual violence: A case study

Regehr, C., Regehr, K., & Birze, A. (2022) · International Journal of Law and Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.ijlp.2022.101778 · Cited by 6

Capturing and Delivering Value in the Trans-Atlantic Air Travel Market: The Case of the Air France-KLM, Delta Air Lines, and Virgin Atlantic Airways Strategic Joint Venture

Baxter, G. (2019) · MAD - Magazine of Aviation Development · doi:10.14311/mad.2019.01.03 · Cited by 3

Parent University in alternative schools: Asset–based programming for parents of formerly–incarcerated youth

Stacy, J., Gutierrez, L., & McMillian, D. (2019) · Preventing School Failure: Alternative Education for Children and Youth · doi:10.1080/1045988x.2018.1523127 · Cited by 3

Examining talk moves of science teacher’s through communicative approach

Yıldız-Feyzioğlu, E., & Türksever-Güleç, C. (2025) · Research in Science & Technological Education · doi:10.1080/02635143.2024.2352369 · Cited by 2

Teacher Professional Learning, Culturally Responsive/Sustaining Practices, and Indigenous Students’ Success: A Comparative Case-Study of New Zealand and Saskatchewan, Canada

Papp, T., & Cottrell, M. (2021) · Alberta Journal of Educational Research · doi:10.55016/ojs/ajer.v67i2.58419 · Cited by 1

Formative Assessment and Preservice Elementary Teachers' Mathematical Justification: Using Digital Tools for Convincing and Assessing

Edson, A. J., Rogers, D. R., & Browning, C. A. (2020) · Learning and Performance Assessment · doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-0420-8.ch018

Investigación universitaria en el Perú: revelaciones de los informes de SUNEDU

Auris Villegas, D., Vilca Arana, M., Mendoza Rejas, J. N., Saavedra Villar, P., & Esteban Nieto, N. T. (2023) · Portal SOAR: Sapienza Open Access Repository · doi:10.56183/soadlib.v1ieboa1.7

Formative Assessment and Preservice Elementary Teachers' Mathematical Justification: Using Digital Tools for Convincing and Assessing

Edson, A. J., Rogers, D. R., & Browning, C. A. (2016) · Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development · doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-0120-6.ch012

Local Integration in the Country of First Asylum

Androff, D. K. (2022) · Refugee Solutions in the Age of Global Crisis · doi:10.1093/oso/9780197642191.003.0006