Researching Care with Case Studies

Researching Care with Case Studies offers a fresh perspective on the universe of care practices, using case studies to illuminate their stretch and complexities.

Robert Stake is a widely known educational researcher and Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of Illinois, USA. He has been a prominent figure in the field of program evaluation, having made more than a few contributions to its theory and practice. With Merel, together they work on various case studies and publications. Merel Visse is a scholar, artist, editor, and educator, who, for three decades, successfully initiated various grant-funded, innovative, cross-disciplinary programs around care and the arts with civic and academic impact. As of now, she holds a faculty position at Drew University's Caspersen School of Graduate Studies, USA.

1. Care: Holding Reality Dear 2. The Study of Care 3. Using Case Study to Study Care 4. Organizing the Case Study 5. Experiential Orientation 6. Objectivity and Subjectivity 7. Field Work 8. Data Analysis 9. Writing the Report 10. Making the case for understanding care; Appendices I. The School Board Meeting Dialogue II. Story-telling III. Critiquing Quality of Performance IV. Ellipse Planner of Reader Focused Writing V. Shadow Study of a Sixth Grader VI. Judgmental Validity of a Case Study Report VII. Storyboard Report Mock-Up VIII. Analysis Table IX. Sample Outline Report X. Report Review Checklist XI. Ethical Problems in Case Study