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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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A case for case study research in education

Kit Grauer

pp. 69-79

Abstract

This chapter makes the case that case study research is making a comeback in educational research because it allows researchers a broad range of methodological tools to suit the needs of answering questions of "how" and "why" within a particular real-world context. As Stake (1995) suggests, case study is often a preferred method of research because case studies may be epistemologically in harmony with the reader's experience and thus to that person a natural basis for generalization.

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Klein Sheri R. (2012) Action research methods: plain and simple. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.

Pages: 69-79

DOI: 10.1057/9781137046635_4

Full citation:

Grauer Kit (2012) „A case for case study research in education“, In: S. R. Klein (ed.), Action research methods, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 69–79.