Inquiry-Based Learning for Multidisciplinary Programs

by Patrick Blessinger

Inquiry-based learning (IBL) is a learner-centered, active learning environment where learning is cultivated by a process of inquiry owned by the learner. It has roots in a constructivist educational philosophy and is oriented around three components: 1) exploration and discovery (e.g. problem-based learning, open meaning-making), 2) authentic investigations using contextualized learning (e.g. field and case studies), and 3) research-based approach...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178441848X
• ISBN13: 9781784418489
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"