| Description |
xii, 131 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
ASHE higher education report, 1551-6970 ; v. 35, no. 2 |
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Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series |
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ASHE higher education report ; v. 35, no. 2.
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Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-120) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Overview -- Defining interdisciplinarity -- The disciplines, interdisciplinarity, and the university -- Interdisciplinarity, learning, and cognition -- Interdisciplinarity and the practice of research -- Faculty and institutional structure: the conflict of interdisciplinarity -- Best practices related to interdisciplinary education -- Implications for practice and the future of interdisciplinarity -- pt. 2. Defining interdisciplinarity -- Conceptualizing the disciplines -- Conceptualizing interdisciplinary knowledge -- pt. 3. The disciplines, interdisciplinarity, and the university -- The historical influence of the disciplines on teaching and learning -- Interdisciplinary initiatives in twentieth-century American higher education -- pt. 4. Interdisciplinarity, learning, and cognition -- The disciplinary basis of college student learning -- Defining interdisciplinary curricula in higher education -- pt. 5. Interdisciplinarity and the practice of research -- Challenges to the practice of interdisciplinary research -- Facilitating interdisciplinary research in higher education -- pt. 6. Faculty and institutional structure : the conflict of interdisciplinarity -- Interdisciplinarity, faculty, and change in higher education -- Achieving institutional goals and interdisciplinary faculty engagement -- Fostering faculty connections across institutional boundaries -- Modifying activity systems to encourage interdisciplinarity -- pt. 7. Best practices related to interdisciplinary education -- Dedicated organizational and physical space -- Student-centered pedagogy -- Focus on problem- or theme-based learning -- Curriculum shaped through a variety of interdisciplinary learning experiences -- Culminating capstone project or student portfolio -- Focus on collaborative learning rather than mastery of a particular content -- Use of independent study, internships, and experiential learning -- Goal of preparing students for a complex, modern, interdisciplinary future. |
| Subject |
Interdisciplinary approach in education.
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Education, Higher -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9780470553374 (pbk.) |
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0470553375 (pbk.) |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000044729555 |
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