Introduces the problem-based approach to teaching and learning in which students are presented with an ill-structured problem and instructed to work in small groups to arrive at a solution, discusses the benefits of the method in middle and high school classrooms, and offers guidelines for implementation.
Provides information about how problem-based school development works, and discusses the dynamics of problem-based school development from various perspectives, with stories from five school districts in Vermont where the system is being tested and refined.