This study reports the results of a case study of four teachers' beliefs about the nature of historical empathy and their means of cultivating such empathy in secondary school classrooms. The results of multiple interviews and lesson observations of history teachers in England suggest that teachers conceptualize empathy in bounded but not…

Sociocultural theory is increasingly popular as a paradigm for research in education. A recent member in this family of theories is introduced--cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT)--that shows much promise to complement and invigorate the field of educational change, a large, multi-faceted, and persistent problematic. In particular,…

Describes a two-year case study that focused on teacher, principal, and community involvement in curriculum planning in a large midwestern school district. Examines the participants' expectations, satisfactions, and attitudes toward curriculum planning, and the relationship of these variables to the resulting process and product. Discusses the…

Described is a project which explored how elementary teachers' intuitive knowledge (the common sense sort of information built from personal experimentation on the physical environment in contrast to formal knowledge learned in school) affects their educational practices. (RM)

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)

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)

Reports results of a case study which evaluated middle-school students' responses to a cultural awareness unit on India. The class consisted of one Jamaican, ten Indians, and seven English students. Privately taped discussions indicate that the teacher's methods led white students to believe that their views were inadmissable in the classroom. (KC)

The Business Education Council (BEC) is a national curriculum agency in England established to plan and administer nondegree courses in business education. Reported here are findings of a case-study investigation into the implementation of BEC national certificate courses at a further educational college. (RM)

Explores the reasons educational reforms fail. Demonstrates that the study of such failures provides insight into the complex political dynamics of policy making. Information from two case studies of France and West Germany indicates that in industrialized societies, the state tends to maximize the political gain derived from educational reform…

There is a tendency in Western countries to view school-centered innovation (SCI) as the new panacea for the problems of curriculum change. To investigate the potential and limitations of SCI in developing countries, a case study of the Secondary Schools Community Extension Project in Papua New Guinea was conducted. (RM)

Explores community service-learning as one way to address the multicultural dimensions of preservice science education. Provides background information on multicultural science education and the use of service learning. Presents a case study focusing on service learning and discusses the dimensions of service-learning to help preservice teachers…

Case studies of school-based curriculum development (SBCD) were analyzed. The process of SBCD, including planning, implementation, evaluation, and teacher professionalism, is discussed. So that future researchers can use the historian's method on a good range of cases dealing with SBCE, a national case study archive is needed. (RM)

Describes the development of a new course for teacher education at a Black South African university. Institutional, cultural, and political explanations are provided for the failure of the innovation. (RM)

Studies teacher-community relations in a community where teachers are becoming more involved in indigenous community issues. Argues that formal teacher education tends to emphasize modernity and consumer culture at the expense of distinct local customs. Draws connections between the case study and low-income minority communities in the United…

A case study of the Science Education Project, aimed at improving South African science education, revealed that tactics for in-service education identified as important for the success of educational innovations in developed countries are also appropriate in developing countries. However, the context of the developing country gives rise to…