Problem-based learning: Ancient Chinese educational philosophy reflected in a modern educational methodology

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 136-144

  Lee, Wai Man ^a   Wong, Frances Kam Yuet ^a   Mok, Esther S B ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Basic philosophy of Chinese education; Problem based teaching and learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COOPERATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NURSING EDUCATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHENOMENOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; REGISTRATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHER; TEACHING; THINKING;

EID: 1242286526     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2003.10.012     Document Type: Article

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