Case Methods in Teacher Education

Teachers and teacher educators have long been aware of the gap between the principles of education taught in university preservice programs and the realities of classroom life. The current burgeoning interest in educational case methods is testimony to the promise of case-based teaching as a way of bridging that gap, and of easing the novice teacher's entry into the classroom. A case holds attributes of both theory and practice, enabling teachers and students alike to examine real-life situations under a laboratory microscope.Judith H. Shulman is the author of 'Case Methods in Teacher Education', published 1992 under ISBN 9780807731291 and ISBN 0807731293.