Interdisciplinarity
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- | '''Interdisciplinarity''' is the act of drawing from two or more [[List of academic disciplines|academic disciplines]] and [[integration|integrating]] their insights to work together in pursuit of a common goal. "[[Interdisciplinary Studies]]", as they are called, use interdisciplinarity to develop a greater understanding of a problem that is too complex or wide-ranging (i.e. [[AIDS]] [[pandemic]], [[global warming]]) to be dealt with using the knowledge and methodology of just one discipline. {{GFDL}} | + | In [[academia]], [[pedagogy]], [[physical sciences]], [[earth sciences]], [[human sciences]] and [[social sciences]] in general, an '''''interdisciplinary field''''' is a [[term of art]] in the teaching professions, whereas the terms '''multidisciplinary field''' or '''{{C|Interdisciplinary fields|interdisciplinary field}}''' have become the hallmark of many modern technical professions which must cross traditional academic boundaries as new needs and professions have emerged. Originally the term was applied within education and training pedagogies in reference to the needs of definition and qualities of studies that cut across several established disciplines or traditional fields of study as stimulated by the advance of knowledge. Subsequently, the term has also come to be applied to new professions such as [[geobiology]] and old fields such as [[psychiatry]] where the professional must have advanced credentials in several fields of study. |
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In academia, pedagogy, physical sciences, earth sciences, human sciences and social sciences in general, an interdisciplinary field is a term of art in the teaching professions, whereas the terms multidisciplinary field or Template:C have become the hallmark of many modern technical professions which must cross traditional academic boundaries as new needs and professions have emerged. Originally the term was applied within education and training pedagogies in reference to the needs of definition and qualities of studies that cut across several established disciplines or traditional fields of study as stimulated by the advance of knowledge. Subsequently, the term has also come to be applied to new professions such as geobiology and old fields such as psychiatry where the professional must have advanced credentials in several fields of study.