Interdisciplinary Curricula in Middle and High School Classrooms: Case Studies of Approaches to Curriculum and Instruction

Autor/inn/en	Applebee, Arthur N.; Adler, Mary; Flihan, Sheila
Titel	Interdisciplinary Curricula in Middle and High School Classrooms: Case Studies of Approaches to Curriculum and Instruction
Quelle	In: American Educational Research Journal, 44 (2007) 4, S.1002-1039 (38 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-8312
DOI	10.3102/0002831207308219
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Teaching Styles; Teacher Characteristics; Interdisciplinary Approach; Academic Achievement; Teaching Methods; Middle Schools; High Schools; Integrated Curriculum; Social Studies; Qualitative Research; California; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Lehrstil; Unterrichtsstil; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Schulleistung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; High school; Oberschule; Gemeinschaftskunde; Qualitative Forschung; Kalifornien
Abstract	This study examines 11 interdisciplinary teams involving 30 teachers and 542 students in New York and California. The teams represented an array of approaches to interdisciplinary curricula, ranging from simple correlation to major reconstrual of the contributing disciplines. Teams that engaged in the most reconstrual of traditional content also tended to use instructional approaches that emphasized cognitively engaging instruction, including an emphasis on envisionment-building activities and extended discussion of significant ideas, but individual members of teaching teams still varied considerably in teaching style. The study concludes that interdisciplinary coursework is neither a problem nor a solution in efforts to increase student achievement; rather, it involves a number of tradeoffs that need to be considered at the school site. (Contains 7 tables.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10