Case studies and activities in adult education and human resource development

• Main Author: Schmidt, Steven W. (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, 2010.
• Series: Adult education special topics.
• Subjects: Adult education > United States > Case studies.; Manpower policy > United States > Case studies.; Case method.; elektronické knihy; Case studies.; Education > Adult & Continuing Education.; Adult education, continuous learning.; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806617203
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-61735-075-7
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 184 pages) : illustrations

Case studies have become a widely-used instructional tool in many educational environments. The use of case studies began in the 1950s at Harvard Business School. Today, they may be used as part of a course of study, or as the main focus of a course, to which other material is added. While the use o...