A Complex Case: Using the Case Study Method To Explore Uncertainty and Ambiguity in Undergraduate Business Education.

Rippin, Ann; Booth, Charles; Bowie, Stuart; Jordan, Judith

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ERIC Number: EJ664772

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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A Complex Case: Using the Case Study Method To Explore Uncertainty and Ambiguity in Undergraduate Business Education.

Rippin, Ann; Booth, Charles; Bowie, Stuart; Jordan, Judith

Teaching in Higher Education, v7 n4 p429-41 Oct 2002

Reviews the origins and development of the case method in business education, asserting that it embodies two distinct pedagogical traditions, one vocationally skill-based and the other emphasizing conceptual development and critical thinking. Reviews use of the case method at six British business schools, including the potential frustration in classrooms from this tension between approaches. (EV)

Descriptors: Ambiguity, Business Administration Education, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Skill Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Note: Special issue titled "Disciplinary Research and Pedagogical Research."