Open AccessTeaching with Case Study Method in Tertiary Education: A Solution for Addressing the Theory - Practice Gap
Author(s) -
Nguyễn Thị Hương
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vnu journal of science: education research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2588-1159
DOI - 10.25073/2588-1159/vnuer.4410
Subject(s) - vietnamese , bridge (graph theory) , experiential learning , teaching method , case teaching , higher education , mathematics education , tertiary level , quality (philosophy) , computer science , pedagogy , sociology , psychology , political science , medicine , epistemology , philosophy , linguistics , law
Vietnamese higher education has been so far complained as being theory – oriented and there still exists a large gap between training and employment. Adopting experiential teaching and learning methods, including case study, should be a solution. The paper reviews the concept of case study teaching method, its purposes, techniques and procedures. The paper also presents a real-life example of case study teaching method that has been applied in tertiary education overseas. The appropriate application of case study teaching method as well as developing database of case studies in Vietnamese universities will be arguably a viable solution to improve education quality and to bridge the gap between theory and practice