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Is Interdisciplinarity Old News? A Disciplined Consideration of Interdisciplinarity
- Source :
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British Journal of Sociology of Education . 2012 33(1):97-114. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- This paper draws on the theory of Basil Bernstein and on more recent applications of it by Rob Moore, John Beck and Michael Young to respond to recent calls for the replacement of discipline-based university faculties and departments with "problem-based" curricula and programmes of study. It considers, particularly, the potential consequences of such a shift in higher education policy for the identities of university teachers, researchers and students, and suggests that these calls for reform are premised especially on the problematic assumption that, in Bernsteinian terms, "regionalised" curricular inputs can be expected to produce "generic" knowledge outcomes within the university. (Contains 10 notes.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0142-5692
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- British Journal of Sociology of Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ953479
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Opinion Papers
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2012.632868