What Is this A Case of? Exploring Some Conceptual Issues in Case Study Research.

Wilson, Suzanne M.; Gudmundsdottir, Sigrun

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Publication Date: 1987

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What Is this A Case of? Exploring Some Conceptual Issues in Case Study Research.

Wilson, Suzanne M.; Gudmundsdottir, Sigrun

Education and Urban Society, v20 n1 p42-54 Nov 1987

Follows the development of the conceptual boundaries used in defining a case study through the stages of a research project about the development of teacher knowledge. Compares the process with the Hermeneutical Circle. (FMW)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Concept Formation, Data Collection, Definitions, Educational Research, Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Secondary Education, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Characteristics

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