Active engagement in health services administration survey courses through problem-based learning.

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Problem-based learning (PBL) seeks to engage students in an active process of individual and cooperative learning of interrelated themes. As applied, it has been shown to develop better reasoning processes, critical thinking, communication skills, and an increased motivation to learn. A PBL learning modality, with a unique content approach, was incorporated into an introductory healthcare delivery systems course geared toward freshman and sophomore students. The students were engaged in groups to work on real-world problems faced by the healthcare system under conditions that assure both positive interdependence and individual accountability.

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Author information

Author/s: Valadares, Kevin J (KJ);

Affiliation: Health Services Administration, University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Blvd., Evansville, Indiana 47712, USA. kvaladar(-atsign-)usi.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: The Journal of health administration education (J Health Adm Educ), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-; vol 23 (issue 3) : pp 269-80

Dates: Created 2007/01/25; Completed 2007/02/21;

PMID: 17249476, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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