A Qualitative Study of Initial Faculty Tutors in a Problem-Based Curriculum.

Wilkerson, LuAnn; Maxwell, Joseph A.

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Publication Date: 1988

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A Qualitative Study of Initial Faculty Tutors in a Problem-Based Curriculum.

Wilkerson, LuAnn; Maxwell, Joseph A.

Journal of Medical Education, v63 n12 p892-99 Dec 1988

A study of the characteristics and beliefs of medical college faculty undertaking problem-based, small-group teaching methods found (1) adoption of the innovation was influenced by perceived need for change and perceived benefits of that change, (2) adopters tended toward institutional collegiality, and (3) colleague contacts were influential. (MSE)

Descriptors: Collegiality, Educational Change, Higher Education, Medical Education, Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving, Professional Education, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics, Tutors

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Language: English

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