What Can We Learn from Case Studies? More than Most Psychologists Realize
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What Can We Learn from Case Studies? More than Most Psychologists Realize
Stiles (2009) was on target when he argued that theory-building case studies have much more to offer than most psychologists realize. In this analysis of Stiles’ position, I focus on comparisons he drew between theory-building case studies and hypothesis-testing investigations with regard to (a) sensitivity to context, and (b) evaluating theories. Stiles’ suggestion that case studies are contex...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1553-0124
DOI: 10.14713/pcsp.v5i3.976