The challenge of an interdisciplinary curriculum: a cultural analysis of a doctoral-degree program in neuroscience |
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| Authors: | Karri Holley |
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| Institution: | (1) University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA |
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| Abstract: | Drawing on data collected through 45 interviews with faculty, doctoral students, and administrators affiliated with an interdisciplinary
neuroscience program, I examine the structure of the interdisciplinary graduate curriculum. The data presented here highlight
the challenge of such programs. I review the purpose, organization, and content of the interdisciplinary curriculum, noting
those challenges that arise. Not only do such programs require collaboration among faculty who traditionally has been highly
invested in their individual discipline or department, but they also require an active, deliberate process to foster interdisciplinary
integration and student learning. |
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| Keywords: | Curriculum Graduate education Interdisciplinarity Culture Qualitative research |
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