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Implementing Problem-Based Learning in Leadership Development
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Problem-based learning (PBL) is a concept borrowed from the medical field. It is a training strategy in which students, working in groups, take responsibility for solving professional problems. The instructor creates a hypothetical situation for the students (called a project) and then takes a back seat as an observer and an advisor while the students work out a solution. Pertinent problems can be the hiring of a new teacher, the creation of an AIDS-education program, or the construction of a school-improvement plan.
This book builds on the authors' experiences in using PBL in a variety of settings. They discuss the operation of PBL in the classroom and describe their template for developing PBL instructional materials. In examining the role of the instructor, the authors highlight the attitudes, thinking, and behaviors essential to successful implementation of PBL. They also address evaluation of student performance, and illustrate options for incorporating PBL into Ed.D. research projects. By incorporating numerous examples and the perspectives of students, the authors have endeavored to put a face on PBL.
They write, "To those who may be stimulated to experiment with problem-based learning, we wish you the same joy and renewed passion for teaching that we have experienced."
Table of Contents
About the Authors
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction Sample
1. Problem-Based Learning: A Promising Approach to Professional Development Sample
PBL: The Model
PBL: Examples
PBL and the Case Method
PBL: Foreshadowed Outcomes
Conclusion
2. Developing PBL Instructional Materials
Major Choices in Project Development
Guidelines for Developing a PBL Project
Conclusion
3. Implementing Problem-Based Learning in the Classroom
Comparison with PBL in Medical Education
Faculty Attitudes for Success in a Problem-Based-Learning Environment
The Instructor's Role Before a PBL Project
The Instructor's Role During a PBL Project
The Instructor's Role After the Project
Conclusion
4. Student Assessment
Philosophical Orientation
Test Design
Types of Evaluation
Focus of the Evaluation
Forms of Student Assessment
Conclusion
5. Using Problem-Based Learning as a Focus for Ed.D. Research
Professional Doctoral Research
Research and Development Methodology
Problem-Based Learning: A Model for Ed.D. Research
Concluding Thoughts on the Role of Problem-Based
Learning in the Ed.D. Dissertation
Conclusion
6. Implementing Problem-Based Learning: Issues in Curricular and Instructional Change
Adoption Stage: Challenges and Change Strategies
Implementation Stage: Challenges and Change Strategies
Institutionalization Stage
Closing Thoughts
Appendices
A. Because Wisdom Cannot Be Told: A Project for Introducing Problem-Based Learning in Higher Education
B. Notes on Project Writing
C. Organizational Change and Development
D. Project Planning Form
E. Feedback on Student Memos
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