Now in a Fourth Edition, this how-to guide is an excellent starting point for anyone looking to begin case study research. The authors--all professors teaching graduate students in education and other professions--provide the structure, detail, and guidance needed for beginning researchers to complete a systematic case study. Improvements for this…

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Interviews Professor Chris Leaver from the University of Oxford about his school memories, his research and ideas, the research team he works with, and ideas and tips he shared. (DDR)

Discusses the differing viewpoints of a classroom teacher and a researcher on the use of small groups as a teaching technique to illustrate the conflict between the researcher/teacher perspectives. (HTH)

Considers the relationship between a physical education instructor's role as teacher and his role as potential researcher. Explains how teachers and researchers can help one another and participate in collaborative efforts. (HB)

Provides several tips for scientists who work with children. Points out the differences between audiences of adults and children and includes a chart of some general characteristics of children by grade levels. (DDR)

Suggests a method for introducing university students to the notion that apparently straight-forward scientific research may contain ideological flaws. Explores researchers who have undertaken debates in their literature and classifies their ideologies as either aware or unaware. (Author/KC)

The drawn ideas of inventors Edison and Bell are analyzed in a systematic way to help understand the inventive process and how inventors think. By storing sketches on a computer the researchers have been able to recreate the probable lines of reasoning used by the inventors. (KR)

Described is a program for training M.A.-level evaluation researchers within an academic department. The topics covered are devising the curriculum, recruiting students, conducting internships, involving the community, and evaluating the program. (Author/RM)

Discusses the results of interviews and questionnaires on the oral communication skills needed by research scientists. Proposes an oral communication course for science majors and generally summarizes its content. (JMF)

The value of being able to self-critique manuscripts and to have confidence in the critique is discussed. A checklist that focuses on the structure and organization of research articles, and its interrelationship with content for critiquing articles at an early draft stage that both the author and in-house reviewers can use is provided. (KR)

Discusses the benefits of bringing scientists into the classroom to collaborate with children on environmental research projects. Describes one collaborative project that focused on the effects of traffic on air pollution. (DDR)

Offers teachers a useful alternative to research methods of the natural science. Using an example of teacher-based action research in the classroom, the author helps to describe the purpose and most efficient execution of this method of research. Also discussed is the issue of validity and reliability. (ZWH)

A course in scientific English for science researchers and advanced civil engineering students in Belgium has a central problem--the heterogeneous nature of the group and lack of common research experience around which to build a curriculum. An attempt to overcome this difficulty by using two logical problems for discussion is presented. (MSE)