Interdisciplinary learning and teaching in higher education: theory and practice

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 criticalperspectives 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; and, 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. Balasubramanyam Chandramohan is a SeniorLecturer in Academic Development at Kingston University, England. Stephen Fallows is Research Coordinator for the Centre for Exercise and Nutrition Sciencein the University of Chester, England. INDICE: Forward "Sally Brown "Introduction "Balasubramanyam Chandramohan and Stephen Fallows "Part I: Horizontal -- matters that apply across entire programmes 1."Problems may cut right across the borders": why we cannot do without interdisciplinarity "Dick Ellis "2.Ethics of Interdisciplinarity: theory andpractice "Susan Illingworth "3.Supporting interdisciplinary studies using learning technologies "Allison Littlejohn" "and David Nicol "4.Assessment in Interdisciplinary and Interprofessional Programmes: Shifting Paradigms "Lorraine Stefani" 5.Understanding 'how students learn, both generally and in the subject' "Shan Wareing "6.Cross-faculty Interdisciplinary Work - or How to Work with the 'Others'" Susana Lorenzo-Zamorano" 7. Staff development for Interdisciplinary Programmes "Gwen van der Velden" 8.Work based learning as interdisciplinary study: a discussion of pedagogy and practice "Kate Irving "9. Student feedback on interdisciplinary programmes "Lee Harvey "Section B: Vertical -- mattersthat apply to a field of study 10. Interdisciplinary Tourism Education "TazimJamal and Dawn Jourdan "11. Five Strategic Imperatives for Interdisciplinary Study in Mass Communications/Media Studies in the U.S.and U.K. "Robert J. Petrausch" 12.Interdisciplinary Science: A Case Study in the Management of Innovation "Derek Raine" 13.Theory and Practice of Interdisciplinarity in Future Studies "A. Sundaram" 14. Interdisciplinarity in Learning and Teaching in Religious Studies "Melanie J. Wright & Justin Meggitt "Conclusion: Towards Interdisciplinarity in the 21st "CenturyBalasubramanyam Chandramohan and Stephen Fallows".

• ISBN: 978-0-415-34130-1
• Editorial: Routledge
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 170
• Fecha Publicación: 31/12/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés