case study

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A case study is a study that examines one case (one instance of a particular class of phenomena among many, e.g., one class, one textbook, one learner, one school) in detail, taking into account the context in which it is embedded.

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.