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Stephen Secules – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2023
This paper examines specific problems of educational practice that I, an undergraduate engineering educator and education researcher, have encountered in creating an interdisciplinary engineering project course. I reveal my process of theorising about problems of practice to position engineering educators' pedagogical theorising as worthy of…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Undergraduate Study, Interdisciplinary Approach, Problems
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Lotrecchiano, Gaetano R.; Hess, Andi – Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2019
Throughout 2018 we had the privilege of engaging with Julie Thompson Klein using an ethnographic approach combining interviews via teleconferencing and email exchanges to discuss many aspects of her work with the goal of understanding how she herself views her scholarly evolution over the past five decades. Discussions about Klein's life quickly…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Interdisciplinary Approach, Videoconferencing, Scholarship
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Weedon, Elisabet; Lezcano-Barbero, Fernando – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2021
Cross-country comparisons in education using statistics have become increasingly common; however, they are not without difficulties. This paper explores comparative data published by the Educational Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education (EASIE) focusing on the indicator showing the percentage of pupils with Special Educational Needs…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Students with Disabilities, Inclusion, Mainstreaming
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Michael Lynch; Elizabeth Bowen – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2023
Modern social problems are complex, multifaceted, and challenging to solve. Scholars are increasinglyapplying the concept of social innovation as a path to addressing social issues. Social innovation is aninterdisciplinary framework for producing social change that requires creativity, problem-solvingskills, and collaboration across systems.…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Educational Practices, Teaching Methods, Social Change
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Andrea Laser; Serra Acar; Karen Brown; Katherine B. Green; Lindsey A. Chapman; Chelsea T. Morris; Lauren Hart Rollins; Annie George-Puskar; Monica Gonzalez; Alesia Mickle Moldavan; Kathy R. Doody; Katrina Fulcher-Rood; Pamela Schuetze; Kaitlin Jackson; Bradley Mills; Lindsay R. Dennis; Tai Cole; Kelly Farquharson; Marisa Macy – Journal of Special Education Preparation, 2024
The personnel preparation of early intervention/early childhood special educator (EI/ECSE) candidates is a pivotal stage in supporting the development of professionals who can effectively work with young children with and at-risk of developmental disabilities, their families, and other service providers. This process encompasses a multifaceted…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, At Risk Students, Early Childhood Education, Special Education Teachers
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Jusslin, Sofia; Østern, Tone Pernille – International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2020
This study investigates the collaboration between two teachers, a dance teaching artist, and a researcher within an educational design research project, that integrated creative dance into fifth-graders' reading and writing processes. To study this design team, we draw on the theoretical field of new materialism and the methodological field of…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Cooperation, Teacher Collaboration, Dance Education
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Hay, M. Cameron – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2017
Undergraduate student learning focuses on the development of disciplinary strength in majors and minors so that students gain depth in particular fields, foster individual expertise, and learn problem solving from disciplinary perspectives. However, the complexities of real-world problems do not respect disciplinary boundaries. Complex problems…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Undergraduate Students, Interdisciplinary Approach, Global Approach
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Gerben, Chris – Across the Disciplines, 2015
Many disciplines share similar terminology for making: creating, composing, writing, and authoring. The last term authoring, however, is problematic in how it privileges an end goal of individual authority and reward. To interrogate this term, and argue for its importance in future collaborative, interdisciplinary work, this article examines a…
Descriptors: Visual Arts, Musical Composition, Interdisciplinary Approach, Course Descriptions
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Zabel, Robert H.; Kaff, Marilyn; Teagarden, James – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2014
Steven R. Forness is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His research has primarily focused on early detection and eligibility of children with psychiatric disorders for special education services in public schools. As part of an ongoing oral history…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Interviews, Educational Practices, Emotional Problems
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Newell, William H. – Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2013
This chronological overview of the development of interdisciplinary theory starts with the pre-cursors of theory: the development and elaboration of the definition of interdisciplinary studies, influential but problematic images of interdisciplinary studies proposed by Donald Campbell and Erich Jantsch, and best practices in interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Educational Theories, Educational Development, Definitions
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Herrmann, Gudrun; Woermann, Ulrich; Schlegel, Claudia – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2015
Teamwork and the interprofessional collaboration of all health professions are a guarantee of patient safety and highly qualified treatment in patient care. In the daily clinical routine, physicians and nurses must work together, but the education of the different health professions occurs separately in various places, mostly without interrelated…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Professional Development, Professional Education, Nursing Education
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L'Ecuyer, Kristine; Pole, David; Leander, Sheila A. – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2015
A problem-based learning (PBL) framework was utilized in a series of six interprofessional team seminars (IPTS) for postbaccalaureate students from seven health professions. The goal of IPTS was to develop a collaborative practice-ready workforce prepared to respond to patient care needs through use of concrete examples, skills development,…
Descriptors: Health Education, Professional Education, Problem Based Learning, Team Training
Jackson, Delilah A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study, using qualitative, multiple case methodology, examined four middle schools within a Local Education Agency (LEA) in eastern North Carolina to determine whether the implementation of key middle school features; (a) interdisciplinary teaming, (b) flexible scheduling, (c) advisor/advisee relationships, and (d) an integrative, exploratory…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Program Implementation
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Mercader, Patricia; Weber, Rebecca; Durif-Varembont, Jean-Pierre – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2015
Drawing on a larger study on "Gender practices and violence between peers: the stakes of mixed-sex education", this paper examines the methodological challenges specific to carrying out ethnography in an elite high school. The researcher's subjective experience in the field reveals the power dynamics at play in the elite setting. We also…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Advantaged, Research Methodology, Violence
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Tom, Mary – Journal of Learning Design, 2015
The already existing complexities of teaching and learning computer programming are increased where students are diverse in their disciplinary backgrounds, language skills, and culture. Learners experience emotional issues of anxiety, fear or boredom. Identifying opportunities for improvement and applying theoretical and empirical evidence found…
Descriptors: Student Centered Curriculum, Teaching Methods, Programming, Student Diversity
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