College Composition and Communication Feb 2009

Why Is Being Interdisciplinary So Very Hard to Do? Thoughts on the Perils and Promise of Interdisciplinary Pedagogy

Rebecca S. Nowacek

Abstract

This essay explores the challenges facing students and teachers in the interdisciplinary classroom. Based on observations of a team-taught interdisciplinary class and drawing on cultural historical activity theory, I argue that the psychological double binds that result from the clash of different disciplinary activity systems constitute both the greatest challenge and richest potential of interdisciplinary classrooms.

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College Composition and Communication
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2009-02-01
DOI
10.58680/ccc20096968
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  1. Chen et al. (2023)
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  2. Friedow et al. (2012)
    Learning Interdisciplinary Pedagogies
    Pedagogy
  3. Strain et al. (2012)
    The Twain Shall Meet
    Pedagogy

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