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Anatomy of a case chapter

Anatomy of a case chapter. The bits that make up a case. Structure of a case chapter. Title, author – What’s it about, who wrote it? Lead – Hey! This is interesting! Read me! Nutshell paragraph – What is the chapter about? Background – Who, where, when?

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Anatomy of a case chapter

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  1. Anatomy of a case chapter The bits that make up a case

  2. Structure of a case chapter • Title, author – What’s it about, who wrote it? • Lead – Hey! This is interesting! Read me! • Nutshell paragraph – What is the chapter about? • Background – Who, where, when? • Problem – What needed to be solved? • Intervention – Who did what, when, where, how? • Results – What happened, evidence? • Challenges – What is still a problem? • Analysis, lessons – What does it all mean? • More information – References, contacts, websites • Plus… Boxes, illustrations, tables, graphics

  3. Trading Up • Book published 2008 by KIT and IIRR • 300 pages • 8 Parts • 1 Intro • 2 Background • 3 Framework • 4-6 15 cases (grouped into 3 types) • 7 Analysis • 8 Resources

  4. Title Location Lead Nutshell paragraph Heading Background Example of case chapter

  5. Box title Whole box is a quote, tells a real person’s story 1 2 3 4 Box tells a story in chronological order 5 6 7 8 9 Story box Box illustrates topic of text, but without getting in the way

  6. Description of organization Problem Situation, problem

  7. Introductory para followed by bullets 1 2 Details of problem 3 4 Run-in headings in boldface, followed by short explanatory paragraphs 5 6 7 Bulleted lists

  8. Realization there is a problem Intervention: who did what? Resolving the problem

  9. Details of intervention Run-in boldface headings Results of intervention Key data Results

  10. List of actors Put them in box so they don’t clog the text More data List box

  11. Challenges Solutions, recommendations Challenges and solutions

  12. Details about a particular aspect of story Placed here so they don’t interfere with the story Focus on details

  13. Table Graphic Graphic Graphic Analysis

  14. Graphic Crossrefs to graphic References, more information References, more information References, more information More analysis

  15. Text analysis Crossrefs to tables and figures Graphic Analysis

  16. Lead Background Problem Intervention Results Nutshell More info SolutionsRecommendations Challenges Analysis A case as a book chapter

  17. Structure of a case chapter • Title, author – What’s it about, who wrote it? • Lead – Hey! This is interesting! Read me! • Nutshell paragraph – What is the chapter about? • Background – Who, where, when? • Problem – What needed to be solved? • Intervention – Who did what, when, where, how? • Results – What happened, evidence? • Challenges – What is still a problem? • Analysis, lessons – What does it all mean? • More information – References, contacts, websites • Plus… Boxes, illustrations, tables, graphics

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