Interdisciplinary Courses and Team Teaching

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Interdisciplinary Courses and Team Teaching

by James R. Davis

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Foreword     by Julie Thompson Klein     vii
Preface     ix
PART I     Structure and Delivery of Courses     1
CHAPTER 1: Interdisciplinary Courses and Team Teaching: Definitions and Examples     3
CHAPTER 2: The Rationale for Interdisciplinary Courses: The Problem of Specialization     23
CHAPTER 3:Structuring and Delivering Interdisciplinary Courses: Approximating the Ideal     45
CHAPTER 4: When Faculty Work in Teams: Learning from the Research on Groups and Teams     76
CHAPTER 5: Faculty and Student Perceptions of Team Teaching: Satisfactions and Frustrations     100
CHAPTER 6: Future Prospects for Interdisciplinary Courses: Issues and Problems     131
PART II     Selected Examples of Courses     153
CHAPTER 7:
Examples of Interdisciplinary Courses and Programs     155
Gathering and Using the Examples     155
General Education     157
Professional and Technical Programs     186
Integrative Studies Programs     206
Women's and Gender Studies     218
Multicultural and Ethnic Studies     226
International Studies     234
Capstone and Integrative Courses     241
Electives     248
Conclusion     254
Notes     255
Index     259


Davis, James R. Interdisciplinary Courses and Team Teaching. (Phoenix: American Council on Education/Oryx Press Series on Higher Education, 1997).



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