1st Edition

Rethinking Case Study Research A Comparative Approach

By Lesley Bartlett, Frances Vavrus Copyright 2017
140 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

140 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

140 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Comparative case studies are an effective qualitative tool for researching the impact of policy and practice in various fields of social research, including education. Developed in response to the inadequacy of traditional case study approaches, comparative case studies are highly effective because of their ability to synthesize information across time and space. In Rethinking Case Study... Read more

 

Acknowledgments

1 Follow the Inquiry: An Introduction

2 Case Studies: An Overview

3 Horizontal Comparison

4 Vertical Comparison

5 Tracing the Transversal

6 Follow the Inquiry: Reflections on Comparative Case Study Research

Index

Biography

Lesley Bartlett is Professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies and a faculty affiliate with the Department of Anthropology and the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.

Frances Vavrus is Professor in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development and a faculty affiliate at the Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change at the University of Minnesota, USA.