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Unpacking the Predominance of Case Study Methodology in South African Postgraduate Educational Research, 1995-2004
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Rule, P.; Davey, B.; Balfour, R. J. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2011
The Project Postgraduate Educational Research (PPER) data indicate that case study is the most popular methodology among South African education masters and doctorate students in the period 1995-2004. This article reflects on the reasons for the preference for case study by considering epistemological and contextual factors. It unpacks the links…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Case Studies, Research Methodology