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Book SynopsisProblem Based Learning in Health and Social Care offers a practical insight into the opportunities, benefits and challenges of using problem based learning (PBL) in health and social care education and also student directed learning (SDL) as a learning and teaching tool.
Table of ContentsList of Contributors vii
1 Starting out: a guide to using this book and its development 1
Lyn Westcott
Part 1 General Principles of Using Problem-Based Learning 7
2 Exploring the foundations for problem-based learning 9
Ruth Matheson and Bernhard Haas
3 Readiness for problem-based learning 25
Juan Delport and Steven W. Whitcombe
4 Developing problem-based learning curricula 35
Lyn Westcott, Alison Seymour and Sara Roberts
5 Becoming a problem-based learning facilitator 51
Gwilym Wyn Roberts
6 Managing group dynamics and developing team working in problem-based learning 67
Alison Seymour
7 Assessing problem-based learning curricula 79
Sue Pengelly
Part 2 The Theoretical Interface with Problem-Based Learning 97
8 Reflection and the problem-based learning curriculum 99
Gail Boniface
9 A reflexive model for problem-based learning 115
Steven W. Whitcombe and Teena J. Clouston
10 Promoting creative thinking and innovative practice through the use of problem-based learning 125
Jill Riley and Ruth Matheson
11 Problem-based learning and the development of capital 139
Jill Riley and Steven W. Whitcombe
12 An evolving vision for learning in health-care education 147
Andrew Machon and Gwilym Wyn Roberts
Part 3 The Learner in Problem-Based Learning 159
13 The student experience 161
Liz Galle and Sandra Marshman
14 Becoming lifelong learners in health and social care 173
Pam Stead, Gareth Morgan and Sally Scott-Roberts
15 Becoming a self-directed learner 185
Susan Delport and Ruth Squire
Part 4 Final Thoughts 201
16 Interweaving the strands of thinking in problem-based learning 203
Teena J. Clouston
Index 215
