1. S-529 Case Study Research Methods Class Session 2 02/05/2016 Irene A. Liefshitz, Ed.D

2. www.gse.harvard.edu S-529 Case Study Research Methods Class Session 2: Welcome DO NOW Please complete one of the Class Community Agreements reflection prompts. (You are welcome to do more than one) AGENDA – Welcome – Class Community – Tung et al Case Study Discussion – Break – Methodological Readings Discussion – Ethics & Politics – Closure

3. Class Community S-529 Case Study Research Methods 02/05/2016

4. www.gse.harvard.edu S-529 Case Study Research Methods Class Session 2: Class Community FEEDBACK FROM LAST CLASS FACILITATION GROUPS CLASS COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS

5. Promising Practices & Unfinished Business S-529 Case Study Research Methods 02/05/2016

6. www.gse.harvard.edu S-529 Case Study Research Methods Class Session 2: Promising Practices & Unfinished Business Why this case study? Guiding Questions What kind (exploratory, explanatory, descriptive) of case study is this? What are the research questions guiding this study? Describe the logic of selecting the cases (schools) for this case study as it relates to the purpose of the study and the research questions. Why have two sets (Indicator Framework and Theoretical Lenses) of theory?

7. www.gse.harvard.edu S-529 Case Study Research Methods Class Session 2: Promising Practices & Unfinished Business CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE CASE On defining the method and the case study On case selection On use of theory, generalization, and causation

8. www.gse.harvard.edu S-529 Case Study Research Methods Class Session 2: Promising Practices & Unfinished Business Problem Sets Activity Break into three groups (1,2,3) In number groups, work on problem sets # 1, #2, #3 (20 min) Get into groups of 1-2-3 (four groups) Each person “teaches” the group about the issues in their problem set Set a timer (20 min for each problem set)

9. www.gse.harvard.edu S-529 Case Study Research Methods Class Session 2: Promising Practices & Unfinished Business Methodological Questions from Reading Responses Pros and cons of all the different terminology (classification/type of case, disciplinary orientations, end products), and how do these differences matter? Generalizability – Is it even necessary? – What does it mean to generalize to theoretical models vs. populations? – Generalizability claims made by researcher vs. responsibility of reader to determine relevance/significance (transferability) Subjectivity – What does this mean that subjectivity should be “monitored and disciplined” – Where/what point in research process and report should subjective bias(es) be articulated? What does it mean to make conceptual categories from descriptive data? Ethics in data collection & analysis – How to provide enough information yet protect participants – Presenting findings ethically (not choosing some data over others)

10. www.gse.harvard.edu S-529 Case Study Research Methods Class Session 2: Promising Practices & Unfinished Business Next week: Design limitations Findings and claims; transferability The report (format, narrative strength) Uses of this research Other questions and critical reflections

11. Ethics & Politics S-529 Case Study Research Methods 02/05/2016

12. www.gse.harvard.edu S-529 Case Study Research Methods Class Session 2: Ethics & Politics Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession (OCAP) or Self-Determination Applied to Research What is research to the researched? Dominant FrameCounterpoint Researcher/Research as central subject“The Researched” as central subject Research is goodResearch as harm Research as “pure” scienceResearch has benefits (for some) Protection of researched individualsProtection of researched communities

13. www.gse.harvard.edu S-529 Case Study Research Methods Class Session 2: Ethics & Politics Key Concepts Principles of self-determination AND political responses to research, knowledge production and information management Ownership Control Access Possession List of 30 recurring grievances about research and researchers The pressures on researchers vs. requirements of ethical research List of 11 more respectful and ethical approaches to research

14. www.gse.harvard.edu S-529 Case Study Research Methods Class Session 2: Ethics & Politics Key Questions 1)Which of these key concepts resonate, and which do you find problematic or hard to accept? 2)How might some of these key concepts apply in your research context? 3)How have any of these key concepts surfaced in your own experience (action and/or reflection) as a researcher? As a reader of research? As a researched person/member of a researched community? 4)Name some power(s), mechanisms of control, and sources of authority that you possess as a researcher. Which have you used, or plan to use? Ethics & Politics Facilitation Partner Discussion Discuss one or more of the key questions (or another topic related to OCAP) of interest to you. Be ready to share a highlight from your discussion.

15. Closure S-529 Case Study Research Methods 02/05/2016

16. www.gse.harvard.edu S-529 Case Study Research Methods Class Session 2: Closure NEXT CLASS: 02/12/2015 I will post guiding questions for the 2 nd part of our case study discussion (Tung et al) on Monday Readings: Yin (2014) Chapters 1& 2; George& Bennett (2005) chapter 4; Tung et al (2015); start reading Carter (2012) Stubborn Roots Ethics & Politics Partnership #1 – will post the reading by Monday – write a short essay (3-5 pages) on the topic and submit to me – lead the 30 minute learning activity next class All of us have the project proposal due FEEDBACK: