Defining interdisciplinarity
The disciplines, interdisciplinarity, and the university
Interdisciplinarity, learning, and cognition
Interdisciplinarity and the practice of research
Faculty and institutional structure: the conflict of interdisciplinarity
Best practices related to interdisciplinary education
Implications for practice and the future of interdisciplinarity
Conceptualizing the disciplines
Conceptualizing interdisciplinary knowledge
The historical influence of the disciplines on teaching and learning
Interdisciplinary initiatives in twentieth-century American higher education
The disciplinary basis of college student learning
Defining interdisciplinary curricula in higher education
Challenges to the practice of interdisciplinary research
Facilitating interdisciplinary research in higher education
Interdisciplinarity, faculty, and change in higher education
Achieving institutional goals and interdisciplinary faculty engagement
Fostering faculty connections across institutional boundaries
Modifying activity systems to encourage interdisciplinarity
Dedicated organizational and physical space
Student-centered pedagogy
Focus on problem or theme based learning
Curriculum shaped through a variety of interdisciplinary learning experiences
Culminating capstone project or student portfolio
Focus on collaborative learning rather than mastery of a particular content
Use of independent study, internships, and experiential learning
Goal of preparing students for a complex, modern, interdisciplinary future.