CASE STUDIES IN ARCHIVAL EDUCATION

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Case studies teaching method
Angelo Jimenez
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Angelo Jimenez
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CASE STUDIES IN ARCHIVAL EDUCATION
  1. Case Studies
    1. Problem or situation in a real or imagined organisation.
      1. Include
        1. Possible solutions or actions arising from the situation.
      2. Purpose
        1. For studentsto work through the problem and devise reasonable and workable solutions.
          1. The case study puts the student in the problem solver’s shoes.
          2. It doesn't provide answers.
            1. It raises questions
              1. Help students
                1. Following skils
                  1. Identifying and recognising problems
                    1. Understanding and interpreting data
                      1. Thinking analytically and critically
                        1. Exercising and making judgments
                          1. Communicating ideas and opinions
                            1. Making and defending decisions
                          2. Case studies should be as realistic as possible
                            1. actual situations
                              1. be fictionalised to protect confidentiality
                          3. Using case studies
                            1. Teaching method
                              1. Requires
                                1. interpretation and discussion among students and between students and teacher
                              2. Teaching Methods
                                1. Class discussion
                                  1. among the entire class, or the class may be divided into small groups
                                  2. Role play
                                    1. the students may be given ‘parts’ as people in the case
                                      1. to present their ‘character’s’ concerns and point of view
                                    2. Interviews
                                      1. Students required to ask particular questions needed to provide their analysis and recommendations
                                      2. Assingments
                                        1. student required to write an analysis and recommendations
                                    3. Lifespan
                                      1. quickly become obsolete
                                        1. A case study may only be relevant for two or three years before being revised
                                      2. Topics
                                        1. Interpretive topics are well suited to case study instruction.
                                          1. Organisational framework
                                            1. identifying lines of authority
                                            2. Facility and resource management
                                              1. managing personnel
                                              2. Records management
                                                1. building or adapting a records centre facility
                                                2. Acquisition and collection development
                                                  1. identifying gaps in holdings
                                                  2. Control of holdings
                                                    1. protecting holdings from physical damage
                                                    2. Reference services
                                                      1. balancing access and confidentiality
                                                      2. Use of technologies
                                                        1. implementing automated systems in the archives
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