Challenges facing PBL tutors: 12 tips for successful group facilitation

Medical Teacher

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 676-681

  Azer, Samy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRITICAL THINKING; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; ROLE PLAYING; SKILL; TEACHING; WORKSHOP;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; GROUP PROCESSES; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; VICTORIA;

EID: 32144459545     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590500313001     Document Type: Article

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