Case study research on higher education for sustainable development: epistemological foundation and quality challenges

Abstract

Case study research offers a range of accounts for in-depth research in fields of higher education, in the sense of identifying relevant issues for promoting sustainable development and creating knowledge within and between different groups, in and outside higher education institutions. This chapter about case study research is aimed at contributing to increase the reliability and credibility of case study research and to establish it as a methodology with high potential for analysing social situations