HOW AND WHY TO TEACH INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PRACTICE

@article{Szostak2007HOWAW,
  title={HOW AND WHY TO TEACH INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PRACTICE},
  author={Rick Szostak},
  journal={Journal of Research Practice},
  year={2007},
  volume={3},
  pages={0-0}
}
  • R. Szostak
  • Published 11 October 2007
  • Education
  • Journal of Research Practice
This article addresses the interrelated questions of why it is important to teach students about the nature of interdisciplinarity and how this material might be best communicated to students. It is important to define for students what is meant by disciplines and interdisciplinarity. Having distinguished interdisciplinarity from the disciplinary approach, the advantages and disadvantages of each can be discussed. It is useful to discuss the history of both disciplines and interdisciplinarity… 
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