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4.3 Theoretical Underpinnings ...................................................................................... 114 4.3.1 The researcher’s position.................................................................................. 117 4.4 History of Case Study Design ................................................................................. 118 4.4.1 Definitions of case study .................................................................................. 120 4.4.2 Choosing the research methodology ................................................................ 122 4.4.3 Identifying the case .......................................................................................... 124 4.4.4 Boundaries of the case...................................................................................... 126 4.4.5 Case study design ............................................................................................. 128 4.4.6 Criticisms of case study as a methodology ...................................................... 131 4.5 Conclusion............................................................................................................... 134 Chapter 5: Methods......................................................................................................... 135 5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 135 5.2 Role of the Researcher............................................................................................. 135 5.3 Case Study Data ...................................................................................................... 137 5.4 Participants .............................................................................................................. 140 5.4.1 Inclusion criteria............................................................................................... 141 5.4.2 Sample .............................................................................................................. 141 5.4.3 Recruitment ...................................................................................................... 143 5.4.4 Communication with potential participants ..................................................... 144 5.4.5 Arranging interviews ........................................................................................ 145 5.5 Ethical Requirements............................................................................................... 146 5.6 Overview ................................................................................................................. 147 5.7 Data Collection ........................................................................................................ 148 5.7.1 Interviews ......................................................................................................... 148 5.7.2 Interview questions........................................................................................... 150 5.7.3 Interviews ......................................................................................................... 151 5.8 Face-to-Face Interviews in Comparison to Telephone Interviews.......................... 154 5.8.1 Disadvantages of interviews............................................................................. 155 5.9 Data analysis............................................................................................................ 155 5.9.1 Data preparation ............................................................................................... 156 5.9.2 Coding .............................................................................................................. 157 5.9.3 Identifying patterns and forming themes.......................................................... 159 5.9.4 Memo writing ................................................................................................... 163 5.9.5 Manual vs computer assisted coding................................................................ 164 5.10 Summary................................................................................................................ 165 Chapter 6: Situational and Relational Analysis and Social World Theory ............... 167 6.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 167 6.2 Situational Analysis: Background ........................................................................... 167 6.3 Social Worlds and Arenas ....................................................................................... 168 6.4 Situational Mapping ................................................................................................ 170 6.4.1 Abstract situational map: messy/working version............................................ 170 6.4.2 From messy maps to (situational) ordered/working maps ............................... 174 6.4.3 Ordered/working maps ..................................................................................... 176 6.4.4 Relational analysis of situational maps ............................................................ 184 6.4.5 Overall situational (relational) map.................................................................. 185 6.4.6 Conclusion........................................................................................................ 190