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Using Career Cases to teach Career Studies
Kerr Inkson
University of Waikato
ICSS 2009
Sample cases
“Megan” (fashion designer)
“Troy” (garbage collector)
“Jimmy” (retail butcher)
“Julie” (executive)
Reasons for using Case Studies
Working from reality to theory Enables student to empathise with “real
people” Respectable history in pedagogy e.g.
management studies Interesting and lively
Cases in “Understanding Careers”
Every chapter starts with a case 50+ cases in all Two complex cases: “Aston” and “Brigid” Some “celebrity” cases Cases discussed in the text Use of larger-scale “parent” case as key
assessment
Sources of Cases
Research Deliberate development for teaching Family/friends Biography – public figures Internet
(NB: ethical issues, need for permission, disguise etc)
Principles to Follow
Keep most cases simple Have a few more complex cases Choose and write the cases with theory in
mind Cases from personal experience add
authenticity
