NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
ERIC Number: EJ1117887
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 25
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1081-4760
EISSN: N/A
The Transformation from Multidisciplinarity to Interdisciplinarity: A Case Study of a Course Involving the Status of Arab Citizens of Israel
Tayler, Marilyn R.
Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, n32 p28-52 2014
The author demonstrates that entry-level students can achieve a more comprehensive understanding of complex problems through an explicitly interdisciplinary approach than through a merely multidisciplinary approach, using the process described in Repko's (2014) "Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies." Repko takes the interdisciplinary process that is articulated in his earlier volume, "Interdisciplinary Research: Process and Theory" (2008, 2d ed. 2012), and adapts it for the introductory level. The author uses the example of an introductory Israel Studies course that focuses on the theme of Israel's conflicted identity as a Jewish and democratic state.At an appropriate point in the course, students analyze a case study by the author regarding Jewish marriage in Israel, found in "Case Studies in Interdisciplinary Research" (2012), as an illustration of the complete ten-step interdisciplinary research process described in Repko's earlier book, a process best suited for coursework beyond the introductory level. Students then apply Repko's more recent (2014) six-step entry­ level broad model of the interdisciplinary process to their own study regarding the status of Arab citizens of Israel.
Association for Interdisciplinary Studies. Oakland University, Macomb County, 44575 Garfield Road Building UC2 Suite 103, Clinton Township, MI 48038. Tel: 586-263-6098; Fax: 586-263-6261; e-mail: aisorg@oakland.edu; Web site: http://wwwp.oakland.edu/ais
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Israel
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A