Cronin Camille
University of Essex, Southend campus, Essex, UK.
Nurse Res. 2014 May;21(5):19-27. doi: 10.7748/nr.21.5.19.e1240.
To describe how case study research (CSR) was used inductively as an all-encompassing theoretical framework to examine learning in the workplace.
Case study research is a method with strong philosophical underpinnings which provides a framework for exploratory research in real-life settings ( Yin 2009 ).
A study of five students' experiences of learning in healthcare environments to explore real-life contexts over the course of two years. The study was rich with empirical data, offering a pragmatic framework for learning in the workplace.
Observations, interviews and documents were used.
As a result of using CSR, the findings were analysed systematically and rigorously. Using multiple methods verified data and strengthened the significance of the findings.
This paper focuses on the strengths of using the CSR methodology. CSR embraces qualitative research methods in a rigorous and systematic manner. CSR has been applied to one example of research, addressing each step of the research protocol to use CSR to its full potential.
IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE/RESEARCH: CSR enables real-life settings to be studied systematically and rigorously, offering examples of practice in nursing and education.
描述案例研究如何作为一个全面的理论框架被归纳性地用于研究职场学习。
案例研究是一种有着坚实哲学基础的方法，它为现实生活场景中的探索性研究提供了一个框架（Yin，2009）。
一项对五名学生在医疗环境中的学习经历的研究，旨在探索两年间的现实生活情境。该研究有丰富的实证数据，为职场学习提供了一个实用的框架。
采用观察、访谈和文档资料。
由于使用了案例研究，研究结果得到了系统而严格的分析。使用多种方法验证了数据并强化了研究结果的重要性。
本文聚焦于使用案例研究方法的优势。案例研究以严谨且系统的方式涵盖了定性研究方法。案例研究已应用于一项研究实例，涉及研究方案的每一步骤，以充分发挥案例研究的潜力。
对实践/研究的启示：案例研究能使现实生活场景得到系统而严格的研究，为护理和教育领域提供实践范例。
