EDUS703, Summer 2019

I decided to create a blog prompt related to Chapter 6 instead of Chapter 7... Do you think that Flyvbjerg effectively argues that case studies can do more than simply give us ideas about things to study scientifically (p. 66)? Why or why not? Where do you come down on where case studies fit into social science research? 

Use this space to ask a question that came up while you read Chapters 3-4. It can be pretty much any kind of question, from the specific and technical (e.g., what does it mean when he says X) to the broad and philosophical (e.g., why is economics thought of as the most successful/effective of the social sciences, pp. 43-44). All questions are welcome! 

We have reached the final segment of our two course sequence together...the Flyvbjerg book group! For today's blog, consider why he includes the somewhat lengthy discussion of the Dreyfus and Dreyfus model of expertise (Ch. 2). What does it have to do with making social science matter and what connections do you see between it and what we have been doing in 702-703?

Was there any part of these readings that you found exciting, hopeful, etc. with regard to the future of the academy? Are there any takeaways for you about how you might think about your own work moving forward?