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How STEM Undergraduates Choose, Navigate, and Integrate Interdisciplinarity in College and Beyond
- Source :
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Journal of Higher Education . 2023 94(2):174-199. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Higher education has increasingly been called upon to develop interdisciplinary programs -- particularly in STEM fields -- that prepare students to address multi-faceted, real world problems. While the tensions between disciplinary cultures and interdisciplinary programs have been previously studied, relatively little is known about the experiences of students in interdisciplinary programs. In this grounded theory study, we interviewed 45 STEM students and alumnx from an interdisciplinary program at a public research institution to examine how individuals understand and integrate interdisciplinary perspectives into their academic pathways. Our findings demonstrate that participants moved through stages of interdisciplinarity regarding choice, navigation, and integration.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0022-1546 and 1538-4640
- Volume :
- 94
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Journal of Higher Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1384602
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00221546.2022.2131964