Using grounded theory, the learning processes used by nine physicians to diagnose Lyme Disease were investigated. Repetition and counterexperiences served to frame the problem along a continuum of familiarity. Results suggest ways to prepare case studies that include variety, repetition, and counterexperiences to teach diagnosis. (Contains 28…

Studied the effects of videocase construction on pre-service teachers' observations of teaching with 31 students in the technology-supported condition and 31 in traditional classroom observation conditions. Results show that technology-supported students outperformed comparisons on video tests of ability to identify, interpret, and analyze…

Discusses using lectures with follow-up case studies, journal article reviews, interviews and group projects in secondary introductory business courses. (SR)

Argues that geography educators need to give greater attention to the teaching of professional ethics as part of their contribution to the education of responsible citizens. Introduces an approach that couples the case method with a jurisprudential inquiry model, asking students to resolve professional ethical dilemmas through publicly defensible…

Describes a case-writing project designed to enable drama student teachers to encounter real-life teaching challenges within the context of their curriculum course in dramatic arts, a setting where ideas can be freely exchanged and reflections shared without the immediate need to take action. (NH)

Presents a case study for use in business communication classes to help students understand and learn both the context and the strategies for communication with business management. Deals with a case requiring difficult negotiation and compromise in a situation where personal beliefs conflict with organizational goals. Includes four assignments.…

Presents a case study for use in business communication classes to help students understand and learn both the context and the strategies for the communication with business management. Deals with a business problem revolving around issues of appropriate e-mail use and privacy. Includes five assignments. (SR)

Distinguishes between character/morals and ethics/professionalism. Describes techniques for teaching professional ethics to prospective teachers, including a systematic reflective case-debriefing method. (SK)

Investigates the use of dramatic case method in initial teacher education in London, England, and in Australia. Considers whether experienced teacher-mentors, through the use of their own cases, could make what they know about drama teaching explicit to student teachers. Explores whether the use of written and oral cases provided accessible…

Case studies illustrating baccalaureate and advanced practice nursing roles in genetic health care form the basis of an integrated approach to genetics education in nursing curricula. Use of such case studies involves nurses in obtaining informed consent from clients. (SK)

Discusses the use of case studies to encourage students to examine their own thinking processes. Concludes that the benefit of focusing on metacognitive skills is the increase in students' awareness. Suggests texts and their conventions are no longer rules and formulas, but tools writers use and options they can take; Metacognition allows writers…

Postsecondary students were sent case studies to analyze and submit via electronic mail attachments. Results of an evaluation indicate that the benefits of using electronic mail for course work far outweigh the disadvantages. (Contains 10 references.) (JOW)

This article focuses on family social networks and the community of caregivers of neglected children. If neglect is part of family functioning, who watches over the children? Using a case study approach, this study researched 12 children and their parents. Several concepts, such as multiple caregiving and kin keepers, revealed that study children…

Debates over the nature and extent of globalization raise many issues to be addressed in a geographic education. In this paper, I briefly review case method instruction and role-play as teaching strategies suitable for material on globalization and other geographic subject matter, and then sketch an overview of an undergraduate geography role-play…

The article reports on case study research carried out in two education institutions introducing information learning technology (ILT) as an enhancement to the learning experience. The approaches to change in each institution, described as structural and pedagogic, represent different strategies emanating from what might be polar opposites in the…