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Understanding Interdisciplinarity: Curricular and Organizational Features of Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Programs |
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| Authors: | David B Knight Lisa R Lattuca Ezekiel W Kimball Robert D Reason |
| Institution: | 1. University of Queensland, Hawken Engineering Building, Level 3, C301, Queensland, 4072, Australia 2. Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-1259, USA 3. Institutional Research, Curry College, 1071 Blue Hill Avenue, Milton, MA, 02186, USA 4. Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Iowa State University, Kooser Dr, Ames, IA, 50011, USA |
| Abstract: | Though the number of interdisciplinary undergraduate programs has increased rapidly over the past several decades, little empirical research has characterized such programs. In this article we report on our investigation of the characteristics of interdisciplinary programs and develop typologies to describe the multiple ways in which such programs are structured with respect to curricular and organizational features. Using cluster analysis, we show differences in both curricular structures and organizational features across programs, irrespective of the program’s content focus. This typology will guide future research to explore differences in student learning outcomes across the interdisciplinary program types. |
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