Examining Adaptations in Case Study Development to Enhance Participant Centred Learning in Management Education

The University places a significant value on collaboration in learning and Worcester Business School, like other schools across the University, has built its strong reputation as a learning community invested in management education, on the delivery of opportunities for learning through collaboration and participation, working and co-creating with students.

For more than 100 years, the case study method lies at the very heart of participant centred learning and has been adapted widely for use in management education across all scholarly levels, and within business schools and management centres across all continents.

This research proposal focusses on examining contemporary adaptations to the case method as a pedagogical tool for participant centred learning in a post-covid context, which extends its use to embrace learning in online and hybrid/hyflex contexts as well as in face-to-face delivery.

The research proposes to evaluate the impact of these adaptations to teaching and learning in management education and including professional education. One specific area of examination for this research would be how future digital case studies could be designed, especially when employed in highly interactive and immersive learning environments such as Virtual Reality (VR).

Supervisory team

• Director of Studies: Dr Scott Andrews, Participant Centred Learning Research Group, Worcester Business School, University of Worcester
• Supervisors: Dr Scott Andrews and Dr Sajad Rezaei, Participant Centred Learning Research Group, Worcester Business School, University of Worcester
• Research Group: Participant Centred Learning in Management Education (ParCeL) Research Group

Application Process

To begin the application process please go to https://www.worc.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/applying-for-a-phd/.

The Interview

All successful applicants will be offered an interview with the proposed Supervisory Team. You will be contacted by a member of the Doctoral School Team to find a suitable date. Interviews can be conducted in person or over Microsoft Teams.

Funding your PhD

For information about Doctoral Loans please visit: https://www.worc.ac.uk/study/fees-and-finance/doctoral-loans.aspx

During your PhD you can access the Research Conference Support Scheme to support the costs of presenting your research at an external conference.