Case study research in the social sciences

Ylikoski, Petri; Zahle, Julie

doi:10.1016/j.shpsa.2019.10.003

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“…There are different ways of designing a case study, but common to all is their shared purpose of capturing the complexity of a single case (Ebneyamini and Sadeghi Moghadam, 2018). Using a narrative form (Ylikoski and Zahle, 2019), for this case, we studied four teachers' (two from each context) and their experiences of collaborating and changing their teaching in two learning situations to increase students' knowledge of mathematics. The case study describes how students' knowledge changed after a lesson, using the process of mapping.…”

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Lesson Study as a bridge between two learning contexts

Lundbäck

Egerhag

2020

IJLLS

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PurposeLesson Study is a model for advancing knowledge about how teachers can enhance teaching through collaboration in schools. This study aims to focus on two learning situations for students in Grades 1–3: elementary school (the first years of school) and school-age educare (activities for students before and after school while their parents are working or studying). The case study aims to describe how teachers use Lesson Study to enhance students' mathematical learning in the two learning situations. The objectives were to describe teachers' perceptions of Lesson Study activities and collaboration and students' knowledge before and after lessons.Design/methodology/approachData were collected as a narrative case study using audio-recorded conversations between researchers and teachers in the different learning contexts. A questionnaire comprising five open-ended questions was used to map students' knowledge of the subject.FindingsTeachers found it advantageous to cooperate with each other across the different learning situations. Mapping students' knowledge before and after a teaching session helped them understand how to create a teaching situation that benefits their students. They saw the value of continued collaboration and called for implementation of the Lesson Study method throughout the school.Research limitations/implicationsAn important limitation of this case study is that it was conducted in a very specific context, and the findings cannot, therefore, be generalized to other situations. However, there is a need for similar case studies to be conducted in different contexts, both in Sweden and in other countries, to pay attention to ways in which elementary schools and school-age educare can develop supplementary teaching situations.Originality/valueThe originality of this case lies in planning and reporting a Lesson Study in two different learning situations in the same school, and the conclusion that educators identify and develop collaborative links in different subjects.

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Lesson Study as a bridge between two learning contexts

Lundbäck

Egerhag

2020

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“…This project was a comparative case study, which involves two or more cases [24]; here, a case refers to a dyad, involving a PWSCI and their caregiver. Participants were recruited within the last month of their inpatient rehab stay and followed up four to six weeks post-discharge.…”

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Environmental and systems experiences of persons with spinal cord injury and their caregivers when transitioning from acute care to community living during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparative case study

Brady

Mouneimne

Milaney

2023

Spinal Cord Ser Cases

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To elevate the voices of and capture the lived environmental and systems experiences of persons with spinal cord injury (PWSCI) and their caregivers, in transitions from inpatient rehabilitation to the community. Also, to examine the perceived and actual availability and accessibility of services and programs for this group. SETTING: Inpatient rehabilitation unit and community in Calgary, Alberta, Canada METHODS: As a comparative case study, this research included multiple sources of data including brief demographic surveys, preand post-discharge semi-structured interviews, and conceptual mapping of services and programs for PWSCI and caregivers in Calgary, Canada (dyads). Three dyads (six participants) were recruited from an inpatient rehabilitation unit at an acute care facility, from October 2020 to January 2021. Interviews were analyzed using the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis approach. RESULTS: Dyads described transition experiences from inpatient rehabilitation to community as uncertain and unsupported. Breakdowns in communication, COVID-19 restrictions, and challenges in navigating physical spaces and community services were identified by participants as concerns. Concept mapping of programs and services showed a gap in identification of available resources and a lack of services designed for both PWSCI and their caregivers together. CONCLUSIONS: Areas for innovation were identified that may improve discharge planning and community reintegration for dyads. There is an intensified need for PWSCI and caregiver engagement in decision-making, discharge planning and patient-centered care during the pandemic. Novel methods used may provide a framework for future SCI research in comparable settings.

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“…The methodology utilized for this descriptive qualitative case study approach was based upon Merriam's constructivist epistemological underpinnings in which a case study is "an intensive, holistic description and analysis of a bounded phenomenon such as a program, an institution, a person, a process, or a social unit" (Merriam, 1998, p. xiii). A case study recognizes the sociologically constructed nature of reality (Njie & Asimiran, 2014) and at the same time, allows for a rich, in-depth narrative analysis of the data (Ylikoski & Zahle, 2019).The methods used in this study include questionnaires, narrative frames, semi-structured interviews, and researcher field notes of the participants' interviews. The participants were six Anglophone expatriate male spouses.…”

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The Perceived Challenges of Anglophone Expatriate Male Spouses Living in South Korea: A Qualitative Case Study

Jung

2023

Acad. J. Interdiscip. Stud.

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The rapid increase in globalization has changed the social dynamics of many countries around the world. This has especially been the case for the Republic of Korea. In this qualitative case study, the particular challenges of Anglophone expatriate male spouses married to Korean women are explored. Utilizing questionnaires, narrative frames, semi-structured interviews, and researcher field notes, three themes and five subthemes were found. The three main themes are lack of appropriate government support services, limitations due to low Korean proficiency, and issues of power and inequality between the spouses. The subthemes include communication struggles, daily functioning difficulties, lack of decision-making power, and desire for social acceptance and equality. The results indicate that the needs of Anglophone expatriate male spouses have been largely ignored compared to other subgroups of foreign spouses in Korea as most of the services provided by the government through multicultural centers and other government facilities are aimed towards southeast Asian wives of Korean husbands. Thus, this study concludes that current government policies regarding foreign spouses and multicultural families need to be improved to become more inclusive of the needs of all categories of foreign spouses and multicultural families in Korea. This inclusivity will lead towards greater multicultural family sustainability in the future. Received: 10 October 2022 / Accepted: 26 December 2022 / Published: 5 January 2023

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Case study research in the social sciences

Cited by 24 publications

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Lesson Study as a bridge between two learning contexts

Lesson Study as a bridge between two learning contexts

Environmental and systems experiences of persons with spinal cord injury and their caregivers when transitioning from acute care to community living during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparative case study

The Perceived Challenges of Anglophone Expatriate Male Spouses Living in South Korea: A Qualitative Case Study

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