Evaluation of student and faculty perceptions of the PBL curriculum at two dental schools from a student perspective: A cross-sectional survey

European Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-22

  Haghparast, Nora ^a,b   Sedghizadeh, P P ^b   Shuler, C F ^b   Ferati, D ^a   Christersson, C ^a  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross sectional survey; Education research; Faculty perception; PBL; Program evaluation; Student perception

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CALIFORNIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FACULTY, DENTAL; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, DENTAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 33847789530     PISSN: 13965883     EISSN: 16000579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2007.00423.x     Document Type: Article

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