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Tom Feldges – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024
This book dissects the relationship between the disciplines of Psychology and Education Studies to provide a new and critical perspective on the usefulness of psychological research and theory for educational purposes. Assuming that affective states form an important part of how humans relate to their environment, this book posits that the…
Descriptors: Humanistic Education, Psychology, Psychological Studies, Theories
Yeping Li Ed.; Zheng Zeng Ed.; Naiqing Song Ed. – Advances in STEM Education, 2024
This book provides an international platform for educators from different STEM disciplines to present, discuss, connect, and develop collaborations in two inter-related ways: (1) sharing and discussing changes and innovations in individual discipline-based education in STEM/STEAM, and (2) sharing and discussing the development of interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Curriculum Development, Instructional Innovation
Whitty, Geoff, Ed.; Furlong, John, Ed. – Symposium Books, 2017
In the English-speaking world, university Schools of Education are usually heavily involved in the professional preparation of teachers. Yet, in England and the USA in particular, the role of universities in teacher education has increasingly seemed under threat as alternative providers of training have come on the scene, often with the overt…
Descriptors: Universities, Schools of Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Role of Education
Brew, Angela – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2008
This article reports on a study of senior academics' views of their disciplinary and interdisciplinary affiliations. It questions the idea that academics have a firm and fixed disciplinary identity from which they then act and suggests that academic work in the contemporary university challenges and changes how individuals view their disciplinary…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disciplines, Interdisciplinary Approach, Researchers, College Faculty
Tierney, William G.; Holley, Karri A. – Educational Studies, 2008
In this paper, we examine the current state of educational research through the framework of "use-inspired" knowledge. Previous discussions regarding the nature of educational research have disproportionately focused on the soft/applied nature of knowledge in the discipline or a need for methodological priority. After acknowledging these…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Role of Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Higher Education
Lee, Alison, Ed.; Danby, Susan, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
The number of doctorates being awarded around the world has almost doubled over the last ten years, propelling it from a small elite enterprise into a large and ever growing international market. Within the context of increasing numbers of doctoral students this book examines the new doctorate environment and the challenges it is starting to face.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Education, Educational Change, Educational Trends
Szostak, Rick – Journal of Research Practice, 2007
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…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Teaching Methods, Integrated Curriculum, Intellectual Disciplines
Boyce, B. Ann – Quest, 2008
In this "Seventeenth Delphine Hanna Commemorative Lecture," Boyce draws on the legacy of Delphine Hanna's work in science-based curriculum to address the need for today's educators to balance both professional mission and disciplinary knowledge. In the mid 1960s, Franklin Henry proposed the notion that the foundation of physical…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Exercise Physiology, Athletics, Biomechanics

Thomas, J. B. – Educational Psychology, 1996
Analyzes the contribution of the early departments of education in England and Wales to the development of educational psychology. Examines syllabi, textbooks, primary sources, and previous research to investigate the contributions of important pioneers in these departments. Concludes with a comment on the methodology of the research. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Curriculum Development, Educational Development, Educational History
Hayden, F. M.; Thornton, Nelson L., Jr. – 1992
A study was undertaken to develop ways to internationalize the curricula of universities in a cost effective manner that will result in a recommended interdisciplinary studies program. An examination of the development of trade in the United States and the changing role and scope of higher education noted a golden age of higher education and peak…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Economics, Educational Change, Global Approach

Baker, Alan R. H. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1997
Considers problems encountered in researching and writing historical geography (geography focused on some particular time or period in the past). Examines research topics and discusses the problems associated with making geographical interpretations from historical sources. Recommends a continuing dialog between historical and contemporary…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Educational Development, Foreign Countries, Geography

Phillips, Martin; Healey, Mick – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1996
Outlines several kinds of changes occurring in the history and philosophy of geography instruction in England. These are changes in the nature of the subject, changes in teaching methods, changes in school education, changes in undergraduate education; and student reactions to the subject. (MJP)
Descriptors: Course Content, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Philosophy

Klonglan, Gerald E. – Rural Sociology, 1987
Discusses research, teaching, and extension opportunities for rural sociologists in current social/economic conditions of agriculture/rural America. Describes challenges to the resource base of rural sociology and ways to extend the discipline. Stresses need to expand linkages to the general scientific community and to increase communication among…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Financial Support

Bogart, William T. – Journal of Economic Education, 1995
Compares and contrasts Joseph Schumpeter's 1942 classic of economic thought, "Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy," with Edward Bellamy's 1888 utopian novel, "Looking Backward." Both works criticize capitalism and arrive at socialist solutions. Bellamy's entertaining novel provides a useful benchmark for students analyzing…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Economic Change, Economic Development, Economic Impact

Golledge, Reginald G. – International Social Science Journal, 1996
Discusses the origin of theories in geography and particularly the development of location theories. Considers the influence of economic theory on agricultural land use, industrial location, and geographic location theories. Explores a set of interrelated activities that show how the marketing process illustrates process theory. (MJP)
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economics, Educational Change, Educational History
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