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Making the Case for Case Study.
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Kenny, W. Robert; Grotelueschen, Arden D. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1984
The case study is justified as a viable and valuable approach to educational research and program evaluation. Critiques of three common epistemological justifications of case study are provided, and four strategies for making the case for case study are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Definitions, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Three Good Reasons for Not Doing Case Studies in Curriculum Research.
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Walker, Rob – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1983
Case study research (1) is an intervention, and often an uncontrolled intervention, in the lives of others; (2) provides a biased view, a distorted picture of the way things are; and (3) is essentially conservative. (RM)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education