Exploring Transition in Higher Education: Engagement and Challenges in Moving from Teacher-Centered to Student-Centered Learning
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Date
2021
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JPBLHE
Abstract
The overall purpose of this study is to prefigure the feasibility of Problem Based
Learning (PBL) for building research and employability capacity of MA-students
in the context of Gulu University. Following a description of the basic tenets of
PBL, we explain how PBL was used in experimental community outreach
workshops for MA-students between 2016 and 2019. More specifically we identify
traces of traditional learning practices and discuss to what extent the new learning
approach might change the student-teacher power relationship. Methodologically
and analytically, our study draws on a practice theory model developed by Kemmis
and Mutton (2012). Although our findings indicate subtle traces of a traditional
student-teacher relationship, the analyses indicate that the PBL learning mode is a
promising candidate for strengthening research capacity in view of preparing
students for post-graduate employability and community transformation. The
workshops were organized collaboratively as part of the Danida-funded
programme Building Stronger Universities.
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PBL,, practice theory,, qualitative methods,, quality teaching,, Uganda