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Marder, Michael – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2013
Striking differences between physics and biology have important implications for interdisciplinary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. The author is a physicist with interdisciplinary connections. The research group in which he works, the Center for Nonlinear Dynamics at the University of Texas at Austin, is…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Scientific Research, Science Teachers, STEM Education
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Mor Barak, Michàlle E.; Brekke, John S. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2014
Three themes are central to preparing doctoral students for the professoriate: identity formation, scientific integration, and intellectual communities. In this article, we argue that these three themes are not separate pillars but interlocking circles. Our main thesis is that (1) social work must develop into a distinct integrative scientific…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Social Work, Social Sciences, Professional Identity
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Conley, Mark W. – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2012
Though there has been disagreement about the particular emphasis on the disciplines with literacy, there is a great deal of agreement that the disciplines matter. This article describes a course designed to prepare beginning teachers to engage in disciplinary literacy, or literacy-related ways of knowing in a discipline. After researching a topic…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Preservice Teacher Education, Beginning Teachers, Literacy
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Corrigan, Kevin – Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2012
More collaborative work in the humanities could be instrumental in helping to break down the traditional rigid boundaries between academic divisions and disciplines in modern universities. The value of the traditional model of the solitary humanities scholar or the collaborative science paradigm should not be discounted. However, increasing the…
Descriptors: Scholarship, Humanities, Interdisciplinary Approach, Fused Curriculum
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Dolan, Erin – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2010
This feature is designed to point readers of this journal to current articles of interest in life sciences education as well as more general and noteworthy publications in education research. URLs are provided for the abstracts or full text of articles. For articles listed as "Abstract available," full text may be accessible at the indicated URL…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Journal Articles, Information Sources, Bibliographies
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Jungck, John R.; Gaff, Holly D.; Fagen, Adam P.; Labov, Jay B. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2010
In this article, the authors report on an important symposium, Beyond BIO2010: Celebration and Opportunities, which was held at the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in Washington, D.C. on May 21-22, 2010. This symposium was organized to assess what progress has been made in addressing the challenges and recommendations in the National Research…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Undergraduate Study, Biological Sciences, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Levy, Brett L. M.; Thomas, Ebony Elizabeth; Drago, Kathryn; Rex, Lesley A. – Journal of Teacher Education, 2013
Many educational researchers across the United States have found that inquiry-based learning (IBL) supports the development of deep, meaningful content knowledge. However, integrating IBL into classroom practice has been challenging, in part because of contrasting conceptualizations and practices across educational fields. In this article, we (a)…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Educational Practices, Professional Development
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Marsteller, Pat; de Pillis, Lisette; Findley, Ann; Joplin, Karl; Pelesko, John; Nelson, Karen; Thompson, Katerina; Usher, David; Watkins, Joseph – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2010
In response to the call of "BIO2010" for integrating quantitative skills into undergraduate biology education, 30 Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Program Directors at the 2006 HHMI Program Directors Meeting established a consortium to investigate, implement, develop, and disseminate best practices resulting from the integration of math and…
Descriptors: Biology, Best Practices, Program Implementation, Barriers
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Cameron, Roslyn – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2009
There are theoretical and disciplinary field links between career development and human resource development, however interdisciplinary dialogue between the two fields has been essentially limited to one-way dialogue. This one-way dialogue occurs from within the human resource development field, due to the explicit inclusion of career development…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Human Resources, Career Development, Fused Curriculum
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Wraga, William G. – Educational Horizons, 2009
One shortcoming of the academic curriculum is its tendency to emphasize the integrity of the separate subjects and to neglect, even ignore, connections between and among subjects as well as between students' academic experiences and those beyond school. Unfortunately, evidence indicates that recent high school students, who have completed more…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Academic Education, Intellectual Disciplines, High Schools
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Weinstein, Matthew – Science Education, 2008
This paper examines the framings that the fields of the social studies of science and science education use for each other. It is shown that the social studies of science frames science education as passive and timeless. Science education frames science studies as a set of representations to better capture how science works. The paper then…
Descriptors: Science Education, Social Studies, Fused Curriculum, Nontraditional Education
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Lawton, Pamela Harris – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2007
This paper addresses the benefits of connecting and balancing education in the visual arts and in technology through discussion of actual examples. This balanced connection accomplishes three goals: to further advance and enhance quality of life, to cultivate humane and ethical behaviors, and to initiate global dialogue on issues that matter among…
Descriptors: Art Education, Cultural Education, Visual Arts, Influence of Technology
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Ashmann, Scott – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2007
Over the past few decades, it has become evident that the natural environment is an entity that humans need to better understand. Environmental education is defined here as the teaching and learning of, and about, nature and human interaction with nature. Traditionally, the environment has been researched and taught about in a piecemeal…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Humanities, Art Education, Language Fluency
Jacobs, Heidi Hayes, Ed. – 1989
This document describes a variety of curriculum integration options ranging from concurrent teaching of related subjects to fusion of curriculum focus to residential study focusing on daily living; from 2-week units to year-long courses. Suggestions are offered for choosing proper criteria for successful curriculum integration, dealing with the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Fused Curriculum, Integrated Curriculum
Springer, Mark A; Lott, Jesse – 1986
Understanding U.S. culture is difficult, because the information explosion creates an increase in the number and complexity of various cultural relationships. American Studies is a valuable and unique discipline because it directly addresses this problem, the basic purposes of education, and the relationships that shape students' culture. This…
Descriptors: American Studies, Area Studies, Fused Curriculum, Holistic Approach
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