Leaders of all types of organizations in this era of global
change need to be able to "manage for action." They need to
be able to analyze and also to "do". Both
prospective and practicing managers should be able to
demonstrate the capacity to:
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Analyze and define problems
thoroughly and systematically;
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Search for knowledge that
is relevant to the problem from formal and informal
sources;
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Consider the contextual
conditions that impact on the use of that knowledge;
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Identify
and develop solutions that are well-informed, practical,
and justifiable in light of the information and
assumptions provided;
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Enact their solutions and
experience the consequences;
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Reflect productively on
what they learned from their experience.
PBL
seeks to foster the capacity to ‘manage for action’ in
several ways including:
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Placing students in
self-managing project teams through which they are able
to experience a variety of leadership and team member
roles;
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Transforming the classroom
into a project environment in which students set goals,
manage and delegate work tasks, collaborate in finding
relevant knowledge resources, address team problems, and
achieve results under tight time constraints;
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Using this project
environment as a ‘crucible’ in which students experience
the frustrations, pressures, joys and other emotional
states that characterize the work context of the
manager;
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Requiring students to
implement, to the greatest extent possible, the
conclusions and recommendations that they draw from
their problem analysis.
For more detailed
information please see articles referenced and available for
download below or
books we have published on
problem-based leadership development.
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Papers by Philip
Hallinger on Problem-based Learning
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Hallinger, P. (Accepted
for publication in 2009). Learning to lead change:
Assessment of learning results. Educational Review.
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Hallinger, P.
(2007). Preparing managers for action (ch. 1). In
Hallinger, P., & Bridges, E. (eds). Problem-based
management education: Developing “managers for action.”
Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer.
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Hallinger, P.
(2007). Learning to lead change (ch. 8). In
Hallinger, P., & Bridges, E. (eds). Problem-based
management education: Developing “managers for action.”
Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer.
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Hallinger, P. (2005,
April). Integrating learning technologies and
problem-based learning: A framework and case study.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Educational Research Association (AERA), Montreal.
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Hallinger, P., Blackwood,
A., & Tannathai, P. (2004). Implementing problem-based
learning
in Thai higher education: A case study of challenges and
strategies. Chulalongkorn Educational Review,
6-20.
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Hallinger, P. & Kantamara, P. (2001). Learning to lead
global changes across cultures: Designing a
computer-based simulation for Thai school leaders.
Journal of Educational Administration, 39(3),
197-220.
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Hallinger, P., Crandall, D., & Ng Foo Seong, D. (2001).
Making change happen: A simulation for learning to lead
change. The Learning Organization.
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Bridges, E., & Hallinger, P. (1999). The use of cases in
problem based learning. The Journal of Cases in
Educational Leadership, 2(2), 4-13.
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Hallinger, P. & Bridges, E. (1997). Problem-based
leadership development: Preparing educational leaders
for changing times. Journal of School Leadership,
7, 1-15.
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Bridges, E. & Hallinger, P. (1997). Using
problem-based learning to prepare educational leaders.
Peabody Journal of Education, 72(2), 131-146.
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Bridges, E. & Hallinger, P.
(1996). Problem-based learning in leadership
development. New
directions in teaching in higher education, 68, 53-62.
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Hallinger, P. & Bridges, E. (1994). Problem-based
learning in educational administration: Defining its
major features for application. Australian Studies in
Educational Administration, 59, 15-24.
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Leithwood, K. & Hallinger, P. (1993). Cognitive
perspectives on educational administration.
Educational Administration Quarterly, 24(3),
296-301.
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Bridges, E. &
Hallinger, P. (1991). Problem-based learning: A
promising approach for preparing educational
administrators. UCEA Review, 32(3), 3-7.
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Hallinger, P. & McCary, M. (1991).
Using a problem-based approach to instructional
leadership development. Journal of Staff Development,
12(2), 6-12.
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