Problem-based Learning in Higher Education

Problem-based learning is becoming increasingly popular in higher education because it is seen to take account of pedagogical and societal trends (such as flexibility, adaptability, problem-solving and critique) in ways which many traditional methods of learning do not. There is little known about what actually occurs inside problem-based curricula in terms of staff and student 'lived experience'. This book discloses ways in which learners and teachers manage complex and diverse learning in the context of their lives in a fragile and often incoherent world. These are the untold stories. The central argument of the book is that the potential and influence of problem-based learning is yet to be realized personally, pedagogically and professionally in the context of higher education. It explores both the theory and the practice of problem-based learning and considers the implications of implementing problem-based learning organizationally. "Problem-based learning is contested and murky ground in higher education. In her study, Maggi Savin-Baden clears the thickets, offering a bold ambitious framework and, in the process, gives us a compelling argument for placing problem-based learning in the centre of higher education as an educational project. It is a story not to be missed." - Professor Ronald Barnett "This is a challenging and very worthwhile read for anyone concerned with the future of higher education, and issues of teaching and learning. The metaphor of 'untold stories' is powerfully explored at the level of staff and student experience of problem-based learning." - Professor Susan Weil

ISBN 033520337X   Pages 176 ISBN13 9780335203376 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Open University Press   Weight (grammes) 268 Imprint Open University Press   Published in Milton Keynes Format Paperback   Series title Society for Research into Higher Education Publication date 01 Apr 2000   Height (mm) 228 Non-book description 161 p. ;   Width (mm) 151 Library of Congress LB1027.42.   Spine width (mm) 11 DEWEY 378.17   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC21

		Acknowledgements
		Prologue		1
Pt. 1		A Web of Belief?		11
1		Problem-based Learning Underestimated		13
2		Missing Elements		27
Pt. 2		Problem-based Learning: An Unarticulated Subtext?		41
3		Games of Chess		43
4		From Rooks, Pawns and Bishops		54
5		Images and Experiences of Problem-based Learning		68
Pt. 3		Learning at the Borders		85
6		Recognizing Disjunction		87
7		Managing Transition		100
8		As Good as it Gets?		111
Pt. 4		Problem-based Learning Reconsidered		121
9		Critical Perspectives on Problem-based Learning		123
10		Problem-based Learning and Organizational Cultures		135
		Epilogue		145
		Glossary		149
		References		151
		Index		157

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