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Government

This strength in reality is because case studies are down-to-earth and attention-holding , in harmony with the reader 's own experience , and thus provide a `natural ' basis for generalization

2 Case studies allow generalizations either about an instance or from an instance to a class . Their peculiar strength lies in their attention to the subtlety and complexity of the case in its own right

3 Case studies recognize the complexity and `embeddedness ' of social truths . By carefully attending to social situations , case studies can represent something of the discrepancies or conflicts between

the viewpoints held by participants . The best case studies are capable of offering some support to alternative interpretations

4 Case studies , considered as products , may form an archive of descriptive material sufficiently rich to admit subsequent reinterpretation . Given the variety and complexity of educational purposes and environments , there is an obvious value in having a data source for researchers and users whose purposes may be different from our own

5 Case studies are `a step to action . They begin in a world of action and contribute to it .Their insights may be directly interpreted and put to use for staff or individual self-development , for within-institutional feedback for formative evaluation and in educational policy making

6 Case studies present research or evaluation data in a more publicly accessible form than other kinds of research report , although this virtue is to some extent bought at the expense of their length . The language and the form of the presentation is hopefully less esoteric and less dependent on specialized interpretation than conventional research reports . The case study is capable of serving multiple audiences . It reduces the dependence of the reader upon unstated implicit assumptions .and makes the research process itself accessible . Case studies , therefore , may contribute towards the `democratization ' of decision-making (and knowledge...

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