This study used citation analysis to determine whether the disciplines contributing to the journal literature of artificial intelligence (AI)--philosophy, psychology, linguistics, computer science, and engineering--share a common AI research base. The idea that AI consists of a completely interdisciplinary endeavor was refuted. (MES)

Suggests that nineteenth-century divisions of the university are no longer an adequate grid for intellectual activity, and that, in response, many intellectual disciplines appear more open to external discourses. Proposes substituting the metaphor of river or current for that of territory when discussing interdisciplinarity. (RS)

Shows how students majoring in technical writing can use the professional vocabularies of their own disciplines (engineering, business, and computer science) to explain literature and gain fresh insights into how writers write. (SR)

Interdisciplinary curriculum attempts to connect various subject areas through the use of topics, themes, or problems. It encourages children to solve problems in ways that parallel human experience and helps them link past to future. Reasons for the movement toward interdisciplinary curriculum are cited. An elementary curriculum unit organized…

The objective reality (syntax) of the written text should be interpreted (semantically and pragmatically) in an intersubjective manner with regard to the context, the analyst's knowledge base, and the documentary objectives. The contributions of semiolinguistics (textual), logic (formal) and psychology (cognitive) are fundamental to the conduct of…

Defines semiotics and outlines its implications for teaching language arts. (PRA)

Offers a model of the elements and disciplines that contribute to the field of technical communication, and develops from the model a framework for a taxonomy that recognizes differing names for parallel processes. (SR)

Presents a cooperative learning activity for history or art classes in which students use knowledge rather than money to bid for important works of art. (SR)

Investigated assumption that positive group process results from cooperation among group members by analyzing specific components of cooperation involved in teamwork and relating them to group input variables in interdisciplinary health care team members (N=72). Found cooperation was significantly related to size of team and whether an individual…

To develop an interdisciplinary curriculum, a district needs a field-tested action plan. This curriculum mapping plan's four phases--conducting internal and external action research, developing a proposal, implementing and monitoring a pilot unit, and adopting the program--can be accomplished over a three-year period. Procedures are described in…

Delphine Hanna was a pioneer in interdisciplinary scholarship and establishment of professional programs in physical education. The paper suggests physical education must follow her example to survive in the future, noting how the profession got where it is, where it is going, and how it can get there. (SM)

Social and academic values emphasizing individualism, competition, and unidisciplinary thinking affect the development of interdisciplinary programs. Interdisciplinary health care teams must be concerned with interprofessional and professional-client relationships and shared team values, which should be addressed in gerontological and geriatric…

Discusses the new generation of learners who know they will live in a world where team-based programmatic and problem-based learning is a primary activity. The ThinkQuest program, the world's largest academic competition on the Internet, is highlighted, demonstrating the integration of academic disciplines and collaboration via the Internet. (PEN)

One emphasis of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' (NCTM) core mathematics curriculum for all high school students is mathematical connections. Presents working definitions for "curriculum,""interdisciplinary," and "integrated," and a model of curriculum design based on the work of Harold Alberty. This…

While traditional literature reviews have functioned to clarify a single field, the interpretive review may contribute to research that challenges the perceptual habits of reviewers and extends the ways in which research questions can be constructed and studied. The interpretive review may bring many disciplines together for a new approach to the…