ERIC Number: EJ753542
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Jul
Pages: 15
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 49
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1356-2517
Imagining an Interdisciplinary Doctoral Pedagogy
Manathunga, Catherine; Lant, Paul; Mellick, George
Teaching in Higher Education, v11 n3 p365-379 Jul 2006
There has been a great deal of discussion about the need for interdisciplinary, applied research to service the needs of the knowledge economy and to solve the broader complex theoretical problems of the twenty-first century. This is known as "Mode 2" knowledge production. Yet, university research higher degree programs continue to be largely disciplinary-based. While there has been a rise in the number of research students working on industry-related, applied projects, very few research students gain exposure to interdisciplinary research processes. This paper explores several examples of interdisciplinary doctoral programs based in North America and Australia and seeks to draw upon examples of undergraduate interdisciplinary learning and epistemology. In reviewing this theoretical work and a number of strategies implemented at an Australian university, the paper begins to imagine an interdisciplinary doctoral pedagogy. (Contains 1 figure and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Epistemology, Doctoral Programs, Research, Interdisciplinary Approach, Higher Education, Educational Principles, Educational Environment, Medical Schools, Program Descriptions, Sanitation, Content Analysis, Research Skills
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Australia; North America

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