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deLusé, Stephanie R.; Thomas, David A. – Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2022
Study abroad and for-credit internships are both high-impact educational practices. Yet even before the downturn in students studying abroad in the COVID-19 era, the Institute for International Education's "Open Doors" reports indicated that in recent pre-pandemic years only about 7% of study abroad programs included for-credit…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Study Abroad, Internship Programs, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Garton-Gundling, Kyle – Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2022
It is well known that it is harder to integrate conflicting insights across disparate disciplines than similar ones. In this article, I focus on the relation between economics, which is dominated by views that one could characterize as "pro-capitalist," and English, which is dominated by views that one could characterize as…
Descriptors: Social Systems, Economics, World Views, Political Attitudes
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Dobbs, Kirstie Lynn; Hsu, Laura M.; Garrone-Shufran, Stephanie; Barber, Nicholas; Kourouma, Fatoumata; Perez-Castillo, Yarielis; Rich, Samantha – Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2022
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many youth felt disconnected from on-the-ground engagement with their peers, their communities, and the wider society. School closures also impeded progress in some students' abilities to write, speak, and express themselves through various media. A team of interdisciplinary and intergenerational faculty and…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Civics, Citizenship Education, Program Design
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Rashid, Rafi – Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2022
To confront the major challenges of the 21st century, doctoral students need to be able to think and work across disciplinary boundaries. I have been inspired by the "Interdisciplinary Research: Process and Theory" (2017) textbook, by Allen Repko and Rick Szostak, to reform an interdisciplinary doctoral curriculum in Singapore. For…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Graduate Study, Interdisciplinary Approach, Educational Change
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Brooks, Benjamin – Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2022
We are living through a very difficult moment in human history where we are having to make almost daily decisions about our health, occupations, environment, economics, and democracy, while being bombarded with disinformation, misinformation, and "alternative facts" relative to those decisions. A highly developed information literacy…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Interdisciplinary Approach, Capacity Building, Undergraduate Students
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Davis, Rhonda – Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2022
This article describes the use of mapping strategies in an interdisciplinary course using "Interdisciplinary Research: Process and Theory" (Repko & Szostak, 2021). The use of interdisciplinary mapping took place in a 300-level undergraduate course and focused on maps presented in the textbook, including the system map (and systems…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Interdisciplinary Approach, Concept Mapping, Systems Approach
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Keestra, Machiel; Uilhoorn, Anne; Zandveld, Jelle – Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2022
Immediately after its appearance, we at the University of Amsterdam's Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies enthusiastically adopted Allen Repko's "Interdisciplinary Research: Process and Theory" (Repko, 2008) as it was the first textbook that offered systematic explanation of and guidance through the complexities of an…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Research Training, Textbooks, Universities
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Bloomquist, Candace D.; Dudasko, Jacqulyn; Ebersole, Lee; Holtz, Lydia – Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2022
Interdisciplinary learning does not just happen. One of the great challenges facing interdisciplinary programs is figuring out how to gain collective clarity around program identity (values, principles, and purpose) and make connections between mission-based curricular and co-curricular activities that support interdisciplinary learning for…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Extracurricular Activities, College Students, Leadership Training
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Scott, Simon – Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2022
Interdisciplinarity involves the integration of insights from different disciplines, which is made possible by a number of variables that are unique to each example of integration. The challenge for an instructor introducing undergraduates to interdisciplinarity is to help them learn what is transferable and relevant beyond a singular example of…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Teaching Methods, Introductory Courses, Student Centered Learning
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Klein, Julie Thompson – Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2021
Prompted by William Newell's 2013 call for the Association of Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS) to consider whether to rethink its mission in light of other organizations' interests, this article begins by reflecting on similarities and differences among five of the founding organizations of a recently formed Global Alliance for Inter- and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Universities, Interdisciplinary Approach, College Curriculum
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McCray, Marissa L. – Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2021
This article presents case study findings about undeclared student experiences in a two-and-a-half-year interdisciplinary learning-living program that integrates the arts, humanities, and social science disciplines. The study examined how the program helped students make informed decisions about academic majors and vocational choices. Participants…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Living Learning Centers, Career Choice, Undergraduate Students
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Schulz, Jennifer – Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2021
How do we navigate fear of catastrophic change while also fostering a sense of well-being in our everyday? This question provides the lived context for the story this article tells about teaching a course on imagining well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Taking an integrative interdisciplinary approach that employs methods of literary analysis…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Teaching Methods, Well Being, COVID-19
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Demers, Catrine; Higgins, Zoe Elizabeth; Bahraini, Sayna; Pelchat, Roxanne; Gifford, Wendy; Lefebvre, Pascal – Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2021
As implementation scientists know well, evaluating fidelity is essential for researchers and practitioners when making sure they implement a plan as intended. However, the concept of fidelity remains unclear, given that various conceptualizations exist within and across disciplines. To help researchers and practitioners understand fidelity, a…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Guidelines, Fidelity, Definitions
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Stoller, Aaron – Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2020
While the scholarship of interdisciplinarity has grown prolifically in the last thirty years, the discourse primarily frames interdisciplinarity as an instrumental research construct. In this article, I will argue that this framework should be expanded to consider how interdisciplinary engagement can support education for democracy. The article…
Descriptors: Democracy, Interdisciplinary Approach, Educational Philosophy, Guidelines
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Schaab, Katharine – Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2020
The term "interdisciplinary" is an increasingly popular buzzword within higher education, yet varying interpretations of what constitutes interdisciplinary learning can dilute its meaning and potency. The Integrative Studies program at Kennesaw State University has participated in this dilution by offering an Integrative Studies degree…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Curriculum Development, Introductory Courses, Thinking Skills
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