Selected articles
Here you can find a collection of recommended articles for background reading and inspiration.
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How and Why to Teach Interdisciplinary Research Practice Szostak, Rick. “How and Why to Teach Interdisciplinary Research Practice.” Journal of Research Practice 3, no. 2 (October 11, 2007): Article M17. |
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The Twain Shall Meet: Rethinking the Introduction to Graduate Studies Course as Interdisciplinary Pedagogy Strain, M.M. & Potter, R., 2012. The Twain Shall Meet: Rethinking the Introduction to Graduate Studies Course as Interdisciplinary Pedagogy. Pedagogy, 12(1), pp.139–160. Available at: http://muse.jhu.edu.ep.fjernadgang.kb.dk/journals/pedagogy/v012/12.1.strain.html [Accessed February 10, 2014]. |
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Assessing sustainability education in a transdisciplinary undergraduate course focused on real-world problem solving: A case for disciplinary grounding This article can be used as input for method development of interdisciplinary education. Remington-Doucette, S.M. et al., 2013. Assessing sustainability education in a transdisciplinary undergraduate course focused on real-world problem solving: A case for disciplinary grounding. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 14(4), pp.404–433. |
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Insights into effective partnership in interdisciplinary team teaching This article can be used as input for method development of interdisciplinary education and it is also relevant in relation to discussion about collegial sparring. Perry, B. & Stewart, T., 2005. Insights into effective partnership in interdisciplinary team teaching. System, 33(4), pp.563–573. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0346251X05000655 [Accessed February 10, 2014]. |
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Interdisciplinary Curriculum and Student Outcomes: The Case of a General Education Course at a Research University This article discusses interdisciplinary curriculum and the responsibility for professional integration. Orillion, M.-F., 2009. Interdisciplinary Curriculum and Student Outcomes: The Case of a General Education Course at a Research University. The Journal of General Education, 58(1), pp.1–18. Available at: http://muse.jhu.edu.ep.fjernadgang.kb.dk/journals/journal_of_general_education/v058/58.1.orillion.html [Accessed February 10, 2014]. |
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Toward a Theory of Interdisciplinary Connections: A Classroom Study of Talk and Text This article can be used as input for method development of interdisciplinary education. Nowacek, R.S., 2007. Toward a Theory of Interdisciplinary Connections: A Classroom Study of Talk and Text. Research in the Teaching of English, 41(4), pp.368–401. |
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A Discourse-Based Theory of Interdisciplinary Connections This article can be used as input for method development of interdisciplinary education. Nowacek, R.S., 2005. A Discourse-Based Theory of Interdisciplinary Connections. The Journal of General Education, 54(3), pp.171–195. Available at: http://muse.jhu.edu.ep.fjernadgang.kb.dk/journals/journal_of_general_education/v054/54.3nowacek.html [Accessed February 10, 2014]. |
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Three strategies for interdisciplinary teaching: Contextualizing, conceptualizing, and problem-centring This article can be used as input for method development of interdisciplinary education. Nikitina, S., 2006. Three strategies for interdisciplinary teaching: Contextualizing, conceptualizing, and problem-centring. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 38(3), pp.251–271. |
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Teaching geography to non-geographers at Glasgow Caledonian University This is an article that describes examples of interdisciplinary courses and logistics around them. McKendrick, J.H. & Mooney, E., 2001. Teaching geography to non-geographers at Glasgow Caledonian University. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 25(2), pp.249–260. |
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Targeted Assessment Rubric: An Empirically Grounded Rubric for Interdisciplinary Writing. This article can be used as input for method development of interdisciplinary education. Mansilla, V.B. et al., 2009. Targeted Assessment Rubric: An Empirically Grounded Rubric for Interdisciplinary Writing. The Journal of Higher Education, 80(3), pp.334–353. Available at: http://muse.jhu.edu.ep.fjernadgang.kb.dk/journals/journal_of_higher_education/v080/80.3.mansilla.html [Accessed February 10, 2014]. |
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Interdisciplinary science research and education This article is written by interdisciplinary science researchers and describes three cases of interdisciplinarity and discusses education's contribution to interdisciplinarity. MacKinnon, P.J., Hine, D. & Barnard, R.T., 2013. Interdisciplinary science research and education. Higher Education Research & Development, 32(3), pp.407–419. Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07294360.2012.686482 |
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An exploratory study of the potential learning benefits for medical students in collaborative drawing This is an article with an example of interdisciplinarity about a common method. Lyon, P. et al., 2013. An exploratory study of the potential learning benefits for medical students in collaborative drawing: Creativity, reflection and “critical looking.” BMC Medical Education, 13(1). |
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Does Interdisciplinarity Promote Learning? This is an article with examples and discussion of the learning outcomes of interdisciplinary education. Lattuca, L.R., Voigt, L.J. & Fath, K.Q., 2004. Does Interdisciplinarity Promote Learning?: Theoretical Support and Researchable Questions. Review of Higher Education, 28(1), pp.23–48. |
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From Surprise Parties to Mapmaking This is an article that focuses on student learning outcomes in interdisciplinary education. Haynes, C. & Leonard, J.B., 2010. From Surprise Parties to Mapmaking: Undergraduate Journeys toward Interdisciplinary Understanding. The Journal of Higher Education, 81(5), pp.645–666. Available at: http://muse.jhu.edu.ep.fjernadgang.kb.dk/journals/journal_of_higher_education/v081/81.5.haynes.html |
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Integrated General Education and the Extent of Interdisciplinarity This is an article with examples of undergraduate courses. Hothem, T., 2013. Integrated General Education and the Extent of Interdisciplinarity: The University of California-Merced’s Core 1 Curriculum. The Journal of General Education, 62(2), pp.84–111. Available at: http://muse.jhu.edu.ep.fjernadgang.kb.dk/journals/journal_of_general_education/v062/62.2-3.hothem.html |
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Fællesskab eller individualitet This is an article that discusses the difference between single and team-taught interdisciplinarity (in Danish). Jensen, A., Troelsen, R. & Zeuner, L., 2012. Fællesskab eller individualitet - om forskning, undervisning og samarbejde i et interdisciplinært universitetsmiljø. Dansk Universitetspædagogisk Tidsskrift, 7(13), pp.96–105. Available at: http://ojs.statsbiblioteket.dk/index.php/dut/article/view/5708 |
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Facilitating Interdisciplinary Learning This is an article that discusses interdisciplinarity and the importance of physical structures. Kezar, A. & Elrod, S., 2012. Facilitating Interdisciplinary Learning: Lessons from Project Kaleidoscope. Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 44(1), pp.16–25. Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00091383.2012.635999 |
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Teaching synthetic biology, bioinformatics and engineering to undergraduates This is an article that describes examples of challenges for interdisciplinary specialist courses. Dymond, J.S. et al., 2009. Teaching synthetic biology, bioinformatics and engineering to undergraduates: The interdisciplinary build-a-genome course. Genetics, 181(1), pp.13–21. |
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Teaching Interdisciplinarity This is an article about teaching interdisciplinarity. Burgett, B. et al., 2011. Teaching Interdisciplinarity. Pedagogy, 11(3), pp.465–491. Available at: http://muse.jhu.edu.ep.fjernadgang.kb.dk/journals/pedagogy/v011/11.3.burgett.html |
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Three Conceptions of Thermodynamics This is an article about what teachers need to take into account when designing courses. Christiansen, F.V. & Rump, C., 2008. Three Conceptions of Thermodynamics: Technical Matrices in Science and Engineering. Research in Science Education, 38(5), pp.545–564. Available at: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11165-007-9061-x. |
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It’s Alive! This is an article that describes an example of an interdisciplinary course. Drake, T. et al., 2008. It’s Alive! The Life Span of an Interdisciplinary Course in the Humanities. The Journal of General Education, 57(4), pp.223–243. Available at: http://muse.jhu.edu.ep.fjernadgang.kb.dk/journals/journal_of_general_education/v057/57.4.drake.html |
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Targeted Assessment of Students’ Interdisciplinary Work This is an article about assessment. Boix Mansilla, V. & Duraisingh, E.D., 2007. Targeted Assessment of Students’ Interdisciplinary Work: An Empirically Grounded Framework Proposed. The Journal of Higher Education, 78(2), pp.215–237. Available at: http://muse.jhu.edu.ep.fjernadgang.kb.dk/journals/journal_of_higher_education/v078/78.2boix_mansilla.html |