title: An educational approach to problem-based learning.
abstract: This paper provides an analysis of the educational framework of problem-based learning (PBL). As known and used, PBL finds its root in the Structuralism and Pragmatism schools of philosophy. In this paper, the three main requirements of PBL, namely learning by doing, learning in context, and focusing on the student, are discussed within the context of these two schools of thought. Given these attributes, PBL also seems ideally suited for use in learning bioethics.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. ncchen@kmu.edu.tw
authors: Nan-Chieh
authors: NC
authors: Chen
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004493:Education; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D007858:Learning; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods