An Experimental Study of Case-Discussion Learning
THE PURPOSE of this study was to evaluate certain goals of the case-discussion method of teaching. The content of this type of course consists of problems in interpersonal relations which occur in the family, college and industry. Students are provided with cas e-books and read ings and encouraged to participate inclassroom discussion. The teaching technique is la r g ely non-directive, and the teacher attempts to seta permissive atmosphere in which each student will feel free to participate. The stimulus for this type of course was a seminar conducted by Wallace B. Donham, Dean of the Harvard Business School. The writer be came intrigued by the Human Relations Course while teaching it at Colgate University with Dr. F. K. Berrien, Chairman of Human R e la tions and author of Comments and Cases on Human Rela tions (5). As a result of a seminar with Dean Donham the writer became further interested.