Published: 2016-11-13

The idea of interdisciplinarity and interdisciplinary nature of pedagogical discourse

Jarosław Gara
Pedagogical Forum
Section: Articles and essays
https://doi.org/10.21697/fp.2014.1.03

Abstract

Analysis of the idea of interdisciplinarity demonstrates both its flaws and qualities, at least when we approach it from the point of view of disciplinary identity and the related requirements within a specific discipline of science. Interdisciplinarity as a research approach raises hope for a more comprehensive and adequate understanding of the research subjects, states of objects, affairs, processes or phenomena; yet it also contributes to the emergence of new dilemmas and a risk of “dissolution” of characteristics of research specific to a given scientific discipline. Pedagogical discourse by its very nature, however, is based on knowledge derived from other basic sciences, such as biology, psychology, sociology, and philosophy. Notwithstanding the difficulties and dilemmas arising from interdisciplinary research approach, it should be assumed that within pedagogical discourse its adoption is not only inevitable, but also necessary for the quality, accuracy and validity of both the constructed theories and planned practical applications.

Keywords:

interdisciplinarity, pedagogical knowledge, pedagogical discourse

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Gara, J. (2016). The idea of interdisciplinarity and interdisciplinary nature of pedagogical discourse. Pedagogical Forum, 4(1), 35–54. https://doi.org/10.21697/fp.2014.1.03

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