Abstract
This paper is written with a novice social science (management, education, public administration, public policy, and human resource development etc.) researcher in mind at the graduate or doctoral level. A case study research design has been made in this paper for a human resource development (HRD) project after extensively reviewing the research literature. This paper is useful for researchers who are looking for a case study research design plan based on a real-world example that can be adapted to their specific research. The paper is based on a research titled, “Faculty Engagement in Professional Development: A Bangladesh Case Study”. It explains a rationale for the use of case study method in an HRD project, followed by the research questions, the research methods and procedures. The paper also debates on sampling issues, data types, research instruments, data organization and cleaning, data analysis using and issues of validity and reliability. The paper concludes with a discussion on limitations and delimitations.
Highlights
Introduction and Background1.1 IntroductionSocial scientists usually conduct research by following a systematic plan (Russell, 2012)
Since 1971, Bangladeshi higher education institutions have been culturally developed in such a way that faculty is motivated to engage in partisan politics instead of professional development
There is a culture where decision making is based on politics and there is no focus on professional development (Hossain & Khan, 2014; Shuva & Taisir, 2016)
Summary
Social scientists usually conduct research by following a systematic plan (Russell, 2012). Conducting social research typically involves the use of three methods, i.e., qualitative, quantitative research, and mixed methods (Creswell, 2002, 2014). Educational research uses various methods to study qualitative and quantitative phenomena, and these methods can include: case studies, interviews, surveys, and observational, correlational, experimental, and cross-cultural approaches (Creswell, 2002, 2014). The paper first provides the definition of the case study and examines the case study approach as the approach for faculty engagement in professional development in higher education. This will be followed by an in-depth assessment of the historical background and context of the case study. This paper concludes with a discussion on rationale, the purpose and the research questions, data collection, research design, trustworthiness, credibility, and transferability, and limitations and delimitations of the study (Rahman & Shiddike, 2019, 2020; Shiddike & Rahman, 2019)
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