Interdisciplinary learning and teaching in higher education : theory and practice

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Author:

Chandramohan, Balasubramanyam.

ISBN:

9780415341318

9780415341301

Publication Information:

London : Routledge, 2009.

Physical Description:

xvi, 167 p. ; 24 cm.

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

Horizontal--matters that apply across entire programmes -- "Problems may cut right across the borders" : why we cannot do without interdisciplinarity / Dick Ellis -- Ethics of interdisciplinarity : theory and practice / Susan Illingworth -- Supporting interdisciplinary studies using learning technologies / Allison Littlejohn, David Nicol -- Assessment in interdisciplinary and interprofessional programmes : shifting paradigms / Lorraine Stefani -- Understanding how students learn, both generally and in the subject / Shân Wareing -- Cross-faculty interdisciplinary work--or how to work with the "others" / Susana Lorenzo-Zamorano -- Staff development for interdisciplinary programmes / Gwen van der Velden -- Work based learning as interdisciplinary study : a discussion of pedagogy and practice / Kate Irving -- Student feedback on interdisciplinary programmes / Lee Harvey -- Vertical--matters that apply to a field of study -- Interdisciplinary tourism education / Tazim Jamal and Dawn Jourdan -- Strategic imperatives for interdisciplinary study in mass communications/media studies in the u.s.and u.k. / Robert J. Petrausch -- Interdisciplinary science : a case study in the management of innovation / Derek Raine -- Theory and practice of interdisciplinarity in future studies / A. Sundaram -- Interdisciplinarity in learning and teaching in religious studies / Melanie J. Wright & Justin Meggitt -- Conclusion -- Towards interdisciplinarity in the 21st century / Balasubramanyam Chandramohan and Stephen Fallows.

Abstract:

"As universities increasingly offer courses that break the confines of a single subject area, more students are enrolling on interdisciplinary programs within multidisciplinary departments. Teaching and learning within interdisciplinary study requires new approaches, including an understanding of the critical perspectives and frameworks and the rearranging of intellectual and professional boundaries." "Grounded in thorough research, this collection is the first of its kind to provide practical advice and guidance from around the world, improving the quality of teaching and learning in interdisciplinary programs."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Interdisciplinary approach in education.

Added Author:

Chandramohan, Balasubramanyam.

Fallows, Stephen J.

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As universities increasingly offer courses that break the confines of a single subject area, more students are enrolling on interdisciplinary programmes within multidisciplinary departments. Teaching and learning within interdisciplinary study requires new approaches, including an understanding of the critical perspectives and frameworks and the rearranging of intellectual and professional boundaries.

Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching in Higher Education explores the issues and tensions provoked by interdisciplinary learning, offering helpful information for:

Staff development Distance learning Mass communication courses Interdisciplinary science courses

Grounded in thorough research, this collection is the first of its kind to provide practical advice and guidance from around the world, improving the quality of teaching and learning in interdisciplinary programmes.