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ERIC Number: EJ438532
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4781
The Early History of Case-Based Instruction: Insights for Teacher Education Today.
Merseth, Katherine K.
Journal of Teacher Education, v42 n4 p243-49 Sep-Oct 1991
Examines Harvard's early use of case-based instruction in business and education, offering historical insights to those contemplating its use in teacher education. Conceptual clarity about purpose and administrative and financial support for coordinated case writing by faculty are reasons why it succeeded in business but not in education. (SM)
Descriptors: Business Education, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies, Educational History, Higher Education, Personal Narratives, Preservice Teacher Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Harvard University MA