Teaching and learning in interdisciplinary higher education: A systematic review

Educational Psychology Review

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 365-378

  Spelt, Elisabeth J H ^a   Biemans, Harm J A ^a   Tobi, Hilde ^a   Luning, Pieternel A ^a   Mulder, Martin ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Interdisciplinary higher education; Interdisciplinary thinking; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 72249111370     PISSN: 1040726X     EISSN: 1573336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10648-009-9113-z     Document Type: Review

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