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A vignette is a brief account that offers an engaging 'sketch' of a situation or context. Vignettes may be used to complement and illustrate/introduce more technical accounts

Read an example of a research vignette

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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.