Interdisciplinary learning and teaching in higher education : theory and practice /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Chandramohan, Balasubramanyam, 1955-, Fallows, Stephen J.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, 2009.
Subjects:	Interdisciplinary approach in education. Education, Higher > Curricula.

Table of Contents:

Horizontal : matters that apply across entire programs
"Problems may cut right across the borders" : why we cannot do without interdisciplinarity / R.J. Ellis
Ethics of interdisciplinarity : theory and practice / Susan Illingworth
Supporting interdisciplinary studies using learning technologies / Allison Littlejohn and David Nicol
Assessment in interdisciplinary and interprofessional programs : shifting paradigms / Lorraine Stefani
Understanding "how students learn, both generally and in the subject" / Shân Wareing
Cross-faculty interdisciplinary work : how to work with the "others" / Susana Lorenzo-Zamorano
Staff development for interdisciplinary programs / Gwen van der Velden
Work-based learning as interdisciplinary study : a discussion of pedagogy and practice / Kate Irving
Student feedback on interdisciplinary programs / Lee Harvey
Vertical : matters that apply to a field of study
Interdisciplinary tourism education / Tazim Jamal and Dawn Jourdan
Five 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 futures studies / A. Sundaram
Interdisciplinarity in learning and teaching in religious studies / Melanie J. Wright and Justin Meggitt
Conclusion: Towards interdisciplinarity in the twenty-first century / Balasubramanyam Chandramohan and Stephen Fallows.