O ESTUDO DE CASO COMO ABORDAGEM METODOLÓGICA NO ENSINO SUPERIOR

Authors

  • Maria de Nazaré Castro Trigo Coimbra Universiade Lusófona do Porto
  • Alcina Manuela de Oliveira Martins Universiade Lusófona do Porto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14572/nuances.v24i3.2696

Keywords:

Case study, Methodological approach, Master students, Higher Education

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the characteristics of procedural case studies, applied by Master students on Educational Sciences. Thus, we used a predominantly qualitative methodology, with interpretative guidance, but also integrating quantification. The analysis focused on 42 dissertations of university students, who, between 2010 and 2013, selected case study, in their Master research projects. The studies converge in a mixed research, qualitative and quantitative, descriptive and/or interpretative. The results show that the majority of students builds his case study looking for the "how" and "why" of the educational reality in context. However, not all cases are properly supported or connect theory and practice, especially with regard to the critical analysis of scientific production in the field, investigator´s detached focusing, use of control mechanisms, and further applicability and generalization of results.

http://dx.doi.org/10.14572/nuances.v24i3.2696

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Author Biographies

Maria de Nazaré Castro Trigo Coimbra, Universiade Lusófona do Porto

Doutora em Ciências da Educação pela Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias de Lisboa - Portugal.

Alcina Manuela de Oliveira Martins, Universiade Lusófona do Porto

Professora catedrática da Universidade Lusófona do Porto- Portugal; Diretora do Mestrado em Ciências da Educação da Universidade Lusófona do Porto.

Published

2014-01-22

How to Cite

COIMBRA, M. de N. C. T.; MARTINS, A. M. de O. O ESTUDO DE CASO COMO ABORDAGEM METODOLÓGICA NO ENSINO SUPERIOR. Nuances: estudos sobre Educação, Presidente Prudente, v. 24, n. 3, p. 31–46, 2014. DOI: 10.14572/nuances.v24i3.2696. Disponível em: https://revista.fct.unesp.br/index.php/Nuances/article/view/2696. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.

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