PBL and the Postmodern Condition - Knowledge Production in University Education
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2016), Paper
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2016)

PBL and the Postmodern Condition - Knowledge Production in University Education

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https://doi.org/10.5278/ojs.jpblhe.v4i1.1451
Published 21-12-2016
Ole Ravn
Aalborg University
Annie Aarup Jensen
Aalborg University
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Keywords

PBL
Problem Based Learning
Postmodern condition
university education
knowledge production

How to Cite

Ravn, O., & Jensen, A. A. (2016). PBL and the Postmodern Condition - Knowledge Production in University Education. Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.5278/ojs.jpblhe.v4i1.1451
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Abstract

In this article we discuss the contemporary conditions for running the Aalborg Problem Based Learning-model (PBL). We try to pinpoint key characteristics of these conditions emphasising Lyotard’s conception of knowledge production referred to as the move towards a postmodern condition for knowledge. Through discussions of this alleged condition for university curricula development we investigate its connections to the PBL-model. Some of the explored conditions highlight strong potentials for the PBL-model but the postmodern condition also raises a number of changes and challenges in relation to the original PBL-model as an educational setting.    

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