Using cross-curricular, problem-based learning to promote understanding of poverty in urban communities… planning. Students in three master's classes (Social Work Research I, Ending Poverty: Models for Social Change and … in Aging) worked in self-directed groups to explore the impact of economic insecurity on our most vulnerable clients. … and practice. … Gardner, D., Tuchman, E., & Hawkins, R. … Usingcross-curricular, problem-basedlearning to promote …