Inquiry-based learning in social field studies in higher education: Lithuanian experience

The significant change in education in general and in higher education in particular has been obvious in post-soviet countries, including Lithuania, in the last two decades. The most evident characteristics of change in higher education is a paradigm shift from teaching towards learning and collaboration with the student at the centre. The shift from teaching to learning requires new teaching methods and strategies. The use of, and evidence behind, three related student-centred approaches to teaching has grown significantly over the past decades: problem-based learning (PBL), inquiry-based learning (IBL) and undergraduate research (Hudspith and Jenkins, 2001). IBL is a method of teaching that puts the student at the centre through a focus on real problem solving through collaborative effort. It is both an individual and a group process whilst receiving support from an experienced teacher. [...]Šiaulių universiteta