Three strategies for interdisciplinary teaching: Contextualizing, conceptualizing, and problem-centring

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 251-271

  Nikitina, Svetlana ^a  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Epistemology; Instructional methods; Interdisciplinary approach; Problem oriented instruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749824188     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220270500422632     Document Type: Article

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