Promotion of Interdisciplinarity Competence as a Challenge for Higher Education

Abstract: Interdisciplinary co-operation, no matter whether in research or in teaching, makes high demands on all participating players. To reach a shared understanding is the main goal and, at the same time, the major challenge. In interdisciplinary work contexts, experts with different qualities, varying knowledge bases and disciplinary perspectives come together. The extent to which an understanding is possible depends on the ability to exchange knowledge in such a way that it becomes part of a common knowledge base, as well as on one’s own perception of the problem. Therefore, all persons involved must be aware of being both expert and layperson at the same time. Furthermore, they need to accept the perspective of all those who are foreign to their subject during the communication process. The ability to work and to communicate in an interdisciplinary context does not arise all by itself but may be promoted during the academic education. The dimension of knowledge integration will be d.... http://www.jsse.org/index.php/jsse/article/view/347

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Promotion of Interdisciplinarity Competence as a Challenge for Higher Education ; volume:5 ; number:4 ; day:17 ; month:12 ; year:2006 ; Journal of social science education ; 5, Heft 4 (17.12.2006)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Godemann, Jasmin

Further information

• DOI: 10.4119/jsse-347
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019011815135198053700
• Rights: Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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