Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies Volume 21 (2003)
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Apollo Meets Dionysius: Interdisciplinarity in Long-Standing Interdisciplinary Programs
(Association for Interdisciplinary Studies, 2003)At the invitation of the AIS Board of Directors, representatives of several long-standing interdisciplinary programs gathered on October 9, 2003, to participate in back-to-back panel discussions at the 25th AIS conference. ... -
Interdisciplinary Writing Assessment Profiles
(Association for Interdisciplinary Studies, 2003)Relying upon current interdisciplinary theories, this article offers a newly created method for assessing interdisciplinary thinking, the Interdisciplinary Writing Assessment Profiles. The Profiles is a scoring rubric for ... -
Plagiarism and Its (Disciplinary) Discontents: Towards and Interdisciplinary Theory and Pedagogy
(Association for Interdisciplinary Studies, 2003)Despite the abundance of literature on the topic, there is very little that can be called “common” about our common sense understanding of plagiarism. Taking a closer look at the history, rhetorical uses, and cultural ... -
Future Directions for Interdisciplinary Effectiveness in Higher Education: A Delphi Study
(Association for Interdisciplinary Studies, 2003)This article discusses the findings of an empirical interdisciplinary research project the researcher conducted as the exit module for the completion of a Master of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies at Texas State ... -
Cognitive Integration in Transdisciplinary Science: Knowledge as a Key Notion
(Association for Interdisciplinary Studies, 2003)We argue for an understanding of transdisciplinary modes of scientific knowledge production that rests on assumptions regarding the specific tasks and challenges for a “problem-solving” or “action-oriented” science. A ... -
Becoming Interdisciplinary: The Student Portfolio in the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies Program at Arizona State University
(Association for Interdisciplinary Studies, 2003)This paper serves as a case study on the use of student portfolios at a large undergraduate interdisciplinary program at Arizona State University. The paper addresses the follOwing question: How can student portfolios ... -
Liberal Education and Integrative Learning
(Association for Interdisciplinary Studies, 2003)Abstract: This paper presents an argument about new and needed connections between liberal education and integrative learning in the twenty-first century. Integrative learning, I propose, can and should become a primary ...