Teena Clouston & Lyn Westcott 
Problem Based Learning in Health and Social Care 

Problem-Based Learning in Health and Social Care

Edited by Teena J. CLOUSTON, Lyn WESCOTT, Steven W. WHITCOMBE, Jil RILEY & Ruth MATHESON

Problem-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. It presents a collection of practical and emerging concepts in terms of how to do PBL and SDL and considers the practical barriers and solutions, challenges to self awareness and finally future potentialities and directions for learning.

The book contextualises and summarises the development of PBL and uses the analogy of a journey to ‚travel‘ the reader through the book, covering such key topics as developing PBL curricula, becoming a tutor facilitator, SDL, reflection, assessing and evaluating PBL, group skills and team working. It offers practical guidance on how courses, individual staff and students can develop skills and tactics to understand PBL and SDL and thus achieve effective delivery and learning experiences.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

List 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

Über den Autor

The Editors

Teena J Clouston is Senior Lecturer/Programme lead at the School of Healthcare Studies, Cardiff University.

Lyn Westcott is Senior Lecturer/Professional Lead in Occupational Therapy at the Faculty of Health, University of Plymouth.

Steven W. Whitcombe is Lecturer at the School of Healthcare Studies, Cardiff University

Dr Jill Riley is Lecturer at the School of Healthcare Studies, Cardiff University

Ruth Matheson is Senior Lecturer for the Learning and Teaching Development Unit at the Univeristy of Wales Instute, Cardiff.