Threshold Concepts in Problem-based Learning provides a critical discussion and guidance for educational researchers, teachers, innovators and policy makers wanting to explore the interrelationship of PBL and threshold concepts.

Foreword  Ray Land Introduction  Maggi Savin-Baden and Gemma Tombs Part 1: Threshold Concepts in PBL Curricula 1. Threshold Concepts and Problem-based Learning  Maggi Savin-Baden and Gemma Tombs 2. The Liminal Tunnel  Angelica Fredholm and Charlotte Silén 3. Critical Thinking Threshold Concepts in PBL  Wdai-Ling Chen and Julie Rattray 4. PBL as Learning Vehicle, Threshold Concept or Capability? Audio-Diary Research in Medical Education  Hilary Neve, Kerry Gilbert and Helen Lloyd Part 2: Threshold Concepts in the Professions 5. Defined and Enacted Threshold Concepts in Engineering Education: Applied Competencies within Multi-Level Systems  Andrea Gomoll, Krista Glazewski, Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver, Thomas Brush and Jiyoon Jung 6. Threshold Concepts in Chemical Engineering Design  Ashleigh Fletcher and Stuart Boon 7. Helping University Teachers Embrace Threshold Concepts in Scholarly Teaching Using a Problem-based Learning Approach  Sarah L. Bunnell and Daniel J. Bernstein 8. PBL Revisited – Expectations and Experiences: A Threshold Concept Perspective on the Facilitator Role in PBL  Leif M. Hokstad and Børge Lillebo Part 3: Exploring and Conceptualizing Threshold Concepts in PBL 9. Empathy and Problem-based Learning  Jayne Lewis 10. Threshold Concepts in Leadership Development  Ruth Pearce 11. Troublesome and Transformative: Exploring Conceptual Threshold Crossings in Doctoral Projects Engaged with Real World Problems in Professional Practice  Gina Wisker Conclusion  Maggi Savin-Baden and Gemma Tombs About the Contributors