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Comparative Case Study

In: Encyclopedia of Case Study Research
Edited by: Albert J. Mills, Gabrielle Durepos & Elden Wiebe

The comparative case study examines in rich detail the context and features of two or more instances of specific phenomena. This form of case study still strives for the “thick description” ...

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  Mills, A. J., Durepos, G., & Wiebe, E. (2010). Comparative case study. In Encyclopedia of case study research (pp. 175-176). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412957397.n64
  
  Mills, Albert J., Gabrielle Durepos, and Elden Wiebe. "Comparative Case Study." In Encyclopedia of Case Study Research, edited by Mills, Albert J., Gabrielle Durepos, and Elden Wiebe, 175-76. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2010. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412957397.n64.
  
  Mills, A. J., Durepos, G. and Wiebe, E. 2010. Comparative Case Study. In: Albert J. Mills, Gabrielle Durepos and Elden Wiebe Editors, 2010. Encyclopedia of Case Study Research, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 175-176 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412957397.n64> [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].
  
  Mills, Albert J., et al. "Comparative Case Study." Encyclopedia of Case Study Research. Edited by Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2010, pp. 175-76. SAGE Research Methods. 27 Jun 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412957397.n64.
  
  Mills, Albert J., Gabrielle DureposElden Wiebe (2010). Comparative case study In:Comparative case study Encyclopedia of case study research Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2010:175-176. doi:10.4135/9781412957397.n64
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