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__Organization__: School __Scenario__: Students that come from minority groups or a impoverished background do not well at school. __Problem__: They drop out, lose motivation in the educational system, hostility towards members of staff at school. __Why is a case study useful?__: Combining and collecting data (trangulatiom. Taking into account participants' point of view . Multiple sources of data can be used. In-dephth and holistic analysis __Example__: Going beyond description Explore specific teaching strategies Data collection: Participant observation, semi-structured interviews, focus groups and student writings. Videotaping can be used for further analysis. Analysis of teacher-student interactions.Semi-structured observation, studying experiences and obstacles for learning. Observation of teaching strategies.- Studying how discussion or goals is carried out or how feedback is given. Semi-structured interviews. (2 in the year)Studying students' experience. Generating theories. Conclusion: Recommendation of teaching strategies.Involving students in goal setting. Feedback to enhance quality of work. Data can be used for further research Analysis of patterns, findings can lead generalizations. Generating theories about efficient teaching strategies.
 * Aim: Explore psychological and social processes that prevent children from learning and find ways to promote student self-efficacy.
 * Design: Single case explanatory case study.
 * Field research: Working as co-teacher while collecting data.-This is useful to get an idea of what being a student is like.
 * Data analysis: Comparison of interviews to note changes.

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