Attitudes Towards Problem-Based Learning of Faculty Members at 12 U.S. Medical and Dental Schools: A Comparative

Ahmad Abdelkarim1, Dorothy Schween2, Timothy Ford2

  • 1Dr. Abdelkarim is Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Orthodontics, University of Mississippi School of Dentistry; Dr. Schween is Professor and Associate Dean, College of Arts, Education, and Sciences, University of Louisiana at Monroe; and Dr. Ford is Assistant Professor and Research Scientist, Oklahoma Center for Education Policy, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, University of Oklahoma. aabdelkarim@umc.edu.

Journal of Dental Education
|February 14, 2018
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