A ‘sensitising’ perspective on understanding students' learning experiences in case studies

TY - JOUR

T1 - A ‘sensitising’ perspective on understanding students' learning experiences in case studies

AU - You, Jacqueline Jing

N1 - Funding Information: This research is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council ( ES/W005611/1 ). Publisher Copyright: © 2022

PY - 2022/7

Y1 - 2022/7

N2 - The use of case studies in teaching is a common pedagogical approach in business and management education. Despite its prominent role in business schools, there is a longstanding debate between advocates and detractors over its usefulness in educating management and business students. In fact, evidence remains unclear as to whether students find case studies useful in their learning experiences. Drawing on the concept of sensitising in student engagement (SE) research, this paper aims to understand student's learning experiences in the case-based teaching environment in terms of four factors: learning agency, learning success, learning well-being and learning social justice. Based on classroom observations and in-depth interviews with international postgraduate students studying in the UK, the findings provide new insights into the usefulness of case studies in management teaching and lead to a number of research avenues to further examine the interrelationships identified.

AB - The use of case studies in teaching is a common pedagogical approach in business and management education. Despite its prominent role in business schools, there is a longstanding debate between advocates and detractors over its usefulness in educating management and business students. In fact, evidence remains unclear as to whether students find case studies useful in their learning experiences. Drawing on the concept of sensitising in student engagement (SE) research, this paper aims to understand student's learning experiences in the case-based teaching environment in terms of four factors: learning agency, learning success, learning well-being and learning social justice. Based on classroom observations and in-depth interviews with international postgraduate students studying in the UK, the findings provide new insights into the usefulness of case studies in management teaching and lead to a number of research avenues to further examine the interrelationships identified.

KW - Business education

KW - Case studies

KW - Student engagement

KW - Student voice

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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijme.2022.100615

DO - 10.1016/j.ijme.2022.100615

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85124488345

SN - 1472-8117

VL - 20

JO - International Journal of Management Education

JF - International Journal of Management Education

IS - 2

M1 - 100615

ER -