Using Case Study in Education Research

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Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2012-12-06
Publisher(s): Sage Pubns Ltd
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Summary

Case study research has recently been positioned as a research approach which tends towards the atheoretical. The authors of this book build a picture of case study which illustrates the importance of ideas as a foundation for investigation, and which highlights the place of this research genre as a key component of educational research. This book provides a solid and accessible introduction to using case studies. It signposts and makes sense of literature in this area, and offers advice on how to generate collaborations and communicate findings. The authors bring together the practical and the theoretical, enabling the reader to build expertise on the principles and practice of case study research, as well as engaging with possible theoretical frameworks. With the help of this book, M-Level students, teacher educators and emerging practitioner researchers will gain the confidence and skills needed to design and conduct a high quality case study. Dr Lorna Hamilton is a Senior Lecturer in Education Research at the University of Edinburgh. Dr Connie Corbett-Whittier is an Associate Professor of English and Humanities at Friends University, Topeka, Kansas. Dr Zoe Fowler is a freelance educational research consultant and visiting Research Fellow at the University of East London.

Table of Contents

The Case Study Approach to Educational Research
Developing Use of Case Study in Education: Models of Case Study
Ideas as the Foundation for Case Study
Choosing the Case Study Route
Key Purposes
Key Decisions
Ethics and Issues
Doing a Case Study
Carrying Out Your Study
a Practitioner Perspective
Approaches to Data Analysis
Using Technology to Manage and Analyse Your Data
Disseminating and Defending Case Study Approaches
Finding Your Voice
Quality and Communication
Community and Networking
Virtual Environments and Collaborations
Community-Building
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