Case Studies: Are We Rejecting Rigor or Redis covering Richness?

Case studies are receiving renewed interest as an alternative to traditional research methods and reports. This interest is part of a more general trend involving the rejection of modern science and scientific methods in the social sciences and helping professions, and what is often a strident and ill-informed advocacy of qualitative research methods. Qualitative research in general and case studies in particular have a number of disadvantages and should not be substituted for quantitative research methods. Nevertheless, case studies probably can make a worthwhile contribution to the search for knowledge in education by helping to communicate the richness of human interactions, and by providing examples of how theories and philosophies can actually be applied in real situations. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-342-9678. E-mail address: < getinfo@haworthpressinc.com > Website: < https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href=" https://www.HaworthPress.com "> https://www.HaworthPress.com >]