(Association for Interdisciplinary Studies, 2007) Nacakas, Francine; Fiscella, Joan
With the role of integration within theories of interdisciplinarity still contested, definitional
and methodological questions persist within and outside of the field. Recent developments
in cognitive psychology, with a particular emphasis on theories of common ground and
cognitive interdisciplinarity, offer a productive vantage point for re-examining the debate. The
synergies between these theories, the literature of interdisciplinarity, and the observed outcomes
of student learning offer a sharper view of the place of integration in interdisciplinary
process and of tools for more purposefully examining its impact.