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Nikitina, Svetlana – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2006
This paper distinguishes among "contextualizing", "conceptualizing", and "problem-centring" as three basic approaches to interdisciplinary curriculum. This typology is based on the type of inquiry that takes place in the classroom. For example, if the guiding epistemology in the interdisciplinary work is that of the humanities, the mode of…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Teaching Methods, Inquiry, Epistemology
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Hertzog, Nancy B. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1997
Uses the case study of a new private school to investigate the implementation of a curriculum designed to incorporate project-oriented, problem-based learning, and a constructivist approach to challenge gifted learners. Discusses the origins of the school, influencing factors, and implications for initiating similar efforts. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Active Learning, Constructivism (Learning), Critical Thinking