Case studies, make‐your‐case studies, and case stories: a critique of case‐study methodology in sustainability in higher education
Case studies, make‐your‐case studies, and case stories: a critique of case‐study methodology in sustainability in higher education
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案例研究、案例研究和案例故事：对高等教育可持续发展案例研究方法的批判
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2004
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A. Wals
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Peter Corcoran;Kim E. Walker *;A. Wals
在本文中，我们对现有的高等教育可持续性案例研究提出了严重关切。我们主要担心的是，这项研究没有发挥其改善高等教育可持续发展领域的潜力。我们认为，由于缺乏有关研究方法的理论或对该方法的理解，该领域的案例研究未能达到其预期。如果案例研究要改善大学在课程、活动、政策和职能方面应对可持续性的方式，那么研究人员就需要解决他们进行和报告研究的方式。根据对 54 篇有关高等教育可持续发展的期刊文章的分析，确定了四个值得关注的领域。本文集中讨论了在高等教育可持续发展方面进行案例研究的一系列关键考虑因素。
In this paper we raise serious concerns about existing case-study research on sustainability in higher education. Our key concern is that the research does not live up to its potential for improving the field of sustainability in higher education. We have argued that case-study research in the field falls short of its promise due to a lack of theorizing about the research methodology or an understanding about the methodology. If case-study research is to lead to an improvement in the way universities respond to sustainability in their curriculum, activities, policies and functions then researchers need to address the manner in which they conduct and report their research. Based on an analysis of 54 journal articles on sustainability in higher education, four areas of concern have been identified. The paper converges in a set of critical considerations for conducting case-study research in sustainability in higher education.