The Liberal Arts Paradigm for Interdisciplinary Studies
The conceptual framework of an Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS) program shapes the quality, variety, and results of intellectual inquiry. While there are many viable paradigms for IDS programs, a liberal arts framework particularly enhances interdisciplinary inquiry. Specifically, a liberal arts appr...
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Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
Язык: | Английский |
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Institute for Interdisciplinary Research
[2019]
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Journal of interdisciplinary studies
Год: 2019, Том: 31, Выпуск: 1/2, Страницы: 161-177 |
Индексация IxTheo: | AB Философия религии CF Христианство и наука NCJ Научная этика VA Философия ZF Педагогика |
Другие ключевые слова: | B
Critical Thinking
B HUMANISTIC education B Ethics B COHERENCE (Philosophy) B Personality Development B INTERDISCIPLINARY education |
Итог: | The conceptual framework of an Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS) program shapes the quality, variety, and results of intellectual inquiry. While there are many viable paradigms for IDS programs, a liberal arts framework particularly enhances interdisciplinary inquiry. Specifically, a liberal arts approach emphasizes integrative thinking, conceptual synthesis, character formation, and coherence across bodies of knowledge. In harmony with the liberal arts, an IDS program equips students to productively wrestle with the inevitable dysfunction and complexity of this world. By situating the task of inquiry among multiple disciplines, interdisciplinarians cultivate ethical-moral discernment alongside fluency in differing modes of academic analysis. Additionally, when oriented towards the liberal arts, an IDS program counters the false pragmatism of careerism and specialization by producing creative critical thinkers who can thrive in a variety of fields. Contextualizing interdisciplinary studies within a liberal arts schema provides students with rich opportunities to unite the mind, the passions, and the will for greater flourishing. |
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ISSN: | 2766-0508 |
Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Journal of interdisciplinary studies
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