Interdisciplinaries in Higher Education

Arasteh, Hamid Reza

doi:10.7508/isih.2009.02.002

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Hamid Reza Arasteh

Assistant Professor, University of Tarbiat Mo'allem

https://doi.org/10.7508/isih.2009.02.002

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Interdisciplinaries in Higher Education

Social problems which threaten future life of human beings and capacities of modern technologies in challenging those problems have increased the need to launch interdisciplinary course. During the past 40 years, such courses have been very useful for human societies and researchers have come up with new methods to combine scientific interest with large-scale skills. Therefore, faculty members and students have been attracted to such courses. This paper will study conceptual nature of interdisciplinary courses and explains some relevant experiences as well as their fortes and weaknesses. In conclusion, proposals will be offered for launching interdisciplinary course.

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Volume 1, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
April 2009
Pages 25-40

Interdisciplinaries in Higher Education

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Volume 1, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2April 2009Pages 25-40

Volume 1, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
April 2009
Pages 25-40