Research Approaches in Education

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This study attempts to delineate the usefulness of the case study in educational research describing, in general terms, its limitations and merits. Moreover, the paper attempts to discover those areas in which the case study is indispensable. The study is further predicated on the intention that the information developed will not be theoretical only, but will have immediate application for educational researchers.

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Purpose of the Study
Literature Review
Conceptual Framework
Conclusion

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"There has been, for the past two decades, a debate over the 'validity' of quantitative versus qualitative research methods, and, in the case of the latter, particularly the case study method. A preponderance of research within education and within allied or similar fields seems to indicate that in fact qualitative research is generally more suitable to the needs of the field than is quantitative research. Further, the research suggests that it might be advisable not to consider the case study, either on its own (but rather as part of a more multifaceted qualitative protocol), nor as a cognate of storytelling. Indeed, the argument is for the judicious use of the case study, professionally conducted with more than tacit acknowledgment that human factors are part of the research conduct, findings and recommendations in any educational, sociological or communications research."

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