case method

noun

1. Also called case-study method [keys, -, stuhd, -ee]. the teaching or elucidation of a subject or issue through analysis and discussion of actual cases, as in business education.
2. case system.

Example Sentences

Another moot question is concerned with the use of the "case method," employed in law instruction, in ethics.

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The work was done by the case method and the homes of the children were visited.

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