Transdisciplinarity

The ideas of interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity have been widely applied to the relationship between sciences. This article is an attempt to discuss the reasons why scien- tific interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity pose specific problems. First of all, certain questions about terminology are taken into account in order to clarify the meaning of the word ‘discipline’ and its cognates. Secondly, we argue that the specificity of sciences does not lie in becoming disciplines. Then,

Osazuwa Osayomwanbor 200345160 Sociology/Social Studies Reading Summary (SOST 801) Topic: Beyond Disciplinary Confinement to Imaginative Transdisciplinarity. INTRODUCTION The society today is faced with various problems. Some have always been there, others are new to us, yet others have evolved from their older modes and taken new dimensions. For example we are not strangers to issues of democratization, but certainly are faced with the changing mode of war and terrorism. And then, new issues may

The Integrated Curriculum: The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread! Jacquelyn Chernega University of West Florida An intеgratеd curriculum is a way to tеach studеnts that attеmpts to brеak down thе standard way of tеaching bеtwееn subjеcts and makе lеarning morе mеaningful and еnjoyablе to studеnts. Thе curriculum is intеgratеd so that childrеn 's lеarning in all corе subjеct arеas occurs primarily through projеcts and lеarning cеntеrs that tеachеrs plan and that rеflеct childrеn 's intеrеsts

Understanding To me, interdisciplinary inquiry means using two or more disciplines to prove/answer a theory and/or problem. According to Interdisciplinary Research: Process and Theory, interdisciplinary studies is “a process of answering a question, solving a problem, or addressing a topic that is too broad or complex to be dealt with adequately by a single discipline or profession” (Repko, 2011, p. 14). In my study, I would use the following disciplines: education, social science, and economics

draft to get ideas from literature read. I also need to put them it categories and have subtitles and even flow to document. Please add and take out what is not needed. Teaching Sustainability to Children: A Transdisciplinarity Inquiry Essay Debby Flickinger TSD 6526 ECOLOGY OF IDEAS California Institute of Integral Studies Abstract I was inspired by my own transpersonal experiences as a child, as well as an adult noticing the need for an improved

Sustainability is a concept with a diverse array of meanings and definitions – a widely used glamorous, ambiguous, ambivalent and vague concept that is used by different stakeholder groups in various ways. Presumably to avoid noodling over a terminology or to avoid the confrontation with a definition, most widely the concept is broken down a planning process (c.f. e.g. Döring & Muraca, 2010). That is why most common sustainability is understood as sustainable development.1 Sustainable development

the simplistic view on fashion actors ethics and responsibility. To provide a clari-on picture of the ethical fashion status one should identify the relevant actors and their cumulative influences. The application of informing system of EFSW transdisciplinarity, as shown in the figure 5, the stakeholder actors are the backbone of the fashion industry, they have the power and should take the responsibility for transforming the fashion industry to ethical and fashionable. There is an increased focus

Annotated Bibliography in APA Format Brittany D. Stewart Finance and Accounting for Decision Making Dr. Larmar Z. Cunningham Herzing University .   Abstract The following annotated bibliography includes a list of references that address cost measures, direct and indirect costs and pricing systems. Cost accounting systems are well-developed for tangible goods. Accounting principles are applied to businesses for financial reporting to analyze the profitability of the business. Direct and indirect

While I did approach Big History: Connecting Knowledge with an intent to gain a greater transdisciplinary understanding of terrestrial and cosmological history, in retrospect I can see that I have more so gained from the critical thinking aspects of the course and in particular the four claim tester tools: (1) Intuition, (2) authority, (3) logic, (4) evidence. As Jenny Duke-Yonge comments in her lecture segment ‘How do we decide what to believe?’ in which she introduces the claim tester tools: “Even

Climate Change Essay Bethany Jarvis Student ID No. 9543376 Submitted as an assignment in SSK13 Learning & Communication Behaviour Due Date: 15th April 2012 Tutor: Dr Geoffrey Hon Class: Wednesday 9pm - 10pm Word Count: 1,137 Climate Change Essay ‘Is climate change the new apocalypse? Are Western Nations too influenced by capitalism to effectively deal with the problem?’ Climate change is a rising issue of importance