Learning of management concepts in undergraduate disciplines through teaching cases
Active Methodologies, Case Teaching Method, Teaching in Administration, Andragogy, Concept Appropriation
The objective of this study is to investigate the appropriation of introductory concepts of Management course based on the implications of the case method. The specific objectives are: to identify the use of theoretical knowledge in students' answers; to understand the articulation between theory and practice; and to analyse the reflective process in the use of the case method. The research starts from the ontology of subject-object interaction, from the Piagetian work, given that its archives place the Social Being as the most adequate perspective to understand the study of the logical discourse of the being. Given the above, the research is grounded on the interpretativist paradigm, in which the author interprets what is spoken by the interviewees or producers of the content to be explored. In this scenario, to understand the theoretical constructions developed by students in the classroom from the proposed teaching cases, the method used will be Content Analysis. Such method, composed of systematic procedures, can achieve the understanding of the emitted content, as well as make inferences about the collected answers. The results of the study may demonstrate different levels and characteristics of appropriation of management concepts through the use of teaching cases.