Case Study Resources

The following materials are designed to aid teachers in understanding and developing case studies for classroom use.

Using Case Studies in the Classroom - Some guidelines to help teachers use case studies with their students.

Writing Case Studies - This is an abridged how-to manual originally published by International Records Management Trust. With their permission, it has been slimmed down and modified to suit the K-12 audience. The document offers a description of the components in case construction. The link will open as a printable Adobe Acrobat file (pdf).

Writing Case Studies: Structure and Form - another website based guide describing the process of developing cases based on points of educational interest.

Using Cases in the Classroom - This 4 page document provides some rationale for the use of cases and offers suggestions on how they can be employed.

Filamentality Search - It is possible to find prepared case studies on the Internet. The search page at filamentality locates material prepared by other educators. Read the search instructions on the page for best results.

Case Examples in Science - an interesting collection of topics for cases related to the Human Genome Project.