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Chinese Students’ Perceptions of the Intercultural Competence of Their Tutors in PBL

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Real Learning Opportunities at Business School and Beyond

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Problem-based learning (PBL) has a history of over 30 years in university education. The conditions for and effects of PBL have been studied extensively. Many of these studies include the role of the tutors in PBL (Dolmans, Wolfhagen, Scherpbier, & Vleuten, 2003; Zwaal &Otting, 2004; Poikela, 2006; Van Berkel &Dolmans, 2006).

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  1. Business Communic. & Language Studies, EDHEC Business School, 58 Rue du Port, 59046, Lille, France

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Eringa, K., Huei-Ling, Y. (2009). Chinese Students’ Perceptions of the Intercultural Competence of Their Tutors in PBL. In: Daly, P., Gijbels, D. (eds) Real Learning Opportunities at Business School and Beyond. Advances in Business Education and Training, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2973-7_2

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