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Educating educators in problem-based learning.

M Drummond-Young
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Growing numbers of nursing faculties around the world believe that problem-based learning (PBL) fosters students' knowledge, skills and attitudes and allows them to participate as more efficient and effective health care team members. McMaster University School of Nursing has a long history of PBL. Their Institute for Nurse Educators now offers a professional development program where nurse educators from around the world learn to make the transition from traditional teaching to the development of a PBL curriculum.

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CurriculumEducation, Nursing, BaccalaureateFaculty, NursingHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansProblem-Based LearningProgram EvaluationStaff DevelopmentJournal Article

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M Drummond-Young. 1998. Educating educators in problem-based learning.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10025281/

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