Doing Comparative Case Studies

This book build on Vavrus and Bartlett's existing, field-defining work in the comparative case study approach (CCS). CCS provides a guide for scholars to balance conflicting expectations and requirements from case study data.

Introduction: Case Studies with a Comparative Sensibility 1. Making Discipline Reform: A Comparative Case Study of School Policymaking 2. Meeting the Needs of Refugee Learners: A Comparative Case Study of Lebanese and Syrian Teachers' Approaches to Educating Refugee Students in Lebanon 3. Language Policy and Early Grade Instruction in Nigeria: A Comparative Case Study of Policy Awareness and Implementation 4. The Promise of the Comparative Case Study Approach in Understanding Educational Program Design and Change: Peace Studies Programs in Kenyan Universities 5. Comparison as Analysis, Interview Technique, and Relational Ethic: Findings and Reflections from a Study on the International Baccalaureate in Ecuador 6. The Promise of the Comparative Case Study Approach in Understanding Educational Program Design and Change: Peace Studies Programs in Kenyan Universities 7. Beyond Permanence and Change: Tracing the Transversal Axis of Community Development 8. The Evolving Discourses of Suzhi and Suzhi Education: A CCS Approach to the Study of Rural and Migrant Children in China 9. Ensuring Quality in Pre-Primary Education: A Comparative Case Study of Tanzanian Stakeholder Perspectives 10. Visualizing Research: Reflections from a Comparative Case Study of English Language Teacher Professionalism in Rwanda 11. Negotiating the Purposes of Early Childhood Education and Care