Integrating Interdisciplinarity: How the Theories of Common Ground and Cognitive Interdisciplinarity Are Informing the Debate on Interdisciplinary Integration
Description
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.
Citation
Repko, Allen F. "How the Theories of Common Ground and Cognitive Interdisciplinarity Are Informing the Debate on Interdisciplinary Integration." Issues in Integrative Studies 25 (2007): 1-31.
Date
2007