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Multiple-Case Design-Based Research

Multiple-case design-based research (MCDBR) is an interventionist methodology drawn from the learning sciences and education research. It extends single-site design-based research by implementing and iteratively refining an educational intervention across two or more distinct sites, contexts, or participant groups simultaneously or sequentially. The cross-case structure strengthens theoretical transferability and exposes context-dependent variations that a single site could never reveal.

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Sources

  1. Brown, A. L. (1992). Design experiments: Theoretical and methodological challenges in creating complex interventions in classroom settings. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2(2), 141–178. DOI: 10.1207/s15327809jls0202_2
  2. Herrington, J., McKenney, S., Reeves, T., & Oliver, R. (2011). Design-based research and doctoral students: Guidelines for preparing a dissertation proposal. In Proceedings of EdMedia 2007: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). link

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