Definitions Interdisciplinary Studies: the integration of knowledge from two or more disciplines to solve a complex problem that is too

broad to be solved by one discipline. Discipline: knowledge associated with one academic field of study or profession. Disciplinarity: Of or relating to a specific field of academic study. Interdisciplinary Research: integrates the analytical strengths of two or more often disparate scientific disciplines to solve a given biological problem. Interdisciplinary !earning: an educational process in which two or more sub"ect areas are integrated with the goal of fostering enhanced learning in each sub"ect area. #ultidisciplinary: combining or involving several academic disciplines or professional speciali$ations in an approach to a topic or problem. %ross disciplinary: integrating knowledge from other disciplines. Intradisciplinary: being or occurring within the scope of a scholarly or academic discipline or between the people active in such a discipline. #etaphor: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an ob"ect or action to which it is not literally applicable. &loom's taxonomy: &loom(s taxonomy is a classification of learning ob"ectives within education. Integration: to bring together or combine. )pistemology: the investigation of what distinguishes "ustified belief from opinion. %oncept: an abstract idea. #ethod: a particular form of procedure for accomplishing or approaching something. #ethodology: a system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity. *heory: a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something. %urriculum: an outline or plan. +erspective: a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something, a point of view.

Insight: the capacity to gain an accurate and deep intuitive understanding of a person or thing. Ideas: a thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action. +hilosophy: the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge- reality- and existence. .nowledge: awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation. /ssociation for Integrative Studies 0/IS1: /n association dedicated to the integration of knowledge between two or more disciplines. .nowledge formation- construction: building up of knowledge. Social Science Research %ouncil 0SSR%1: a 2.S. based independent nonprofit organi$ation dedicated to advancing research in the social sciences and related disciplines. 3euristic: enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves. )thnocentrism: is the tendency to believe that one(s ethnic or cultural group is centrally important- and that all other groups are measured in relation to one(s own. &oundary crossing: *he exchange of data between two or more separate software applications- to accomplish a single business task. Domains: a field of action- thought- influence- etc. .nowledge domains: the content of a particular field of knowledge. #ode0s1 of thinking: *he way in which a person tends to think based on experience- beliefs- learning and reason. %ritical thinking: disciplined thinking that is clear- rational- open minded- and informed by evidence. 3egemony: leadership or dominance. Dogmatic: inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true. 3olistic: characteri$ed by comprehension of the parts of something as intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole. Dichotomy: a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.

Dialectic: the art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions. Iterative: the process of being repetitive. 3euristic: enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves. Recursive: characteri$ed by recurrence or repetition. %ommunication: the imparting or exchanging of information. +olemical: of- relating to- or involving strongly critical- controversial- or disputatious writing or speech. Idea dominance: idea that governs all the actions and thoughts of an individual. Scope: the extent of the area or sub"ect matter that something deals with or to which it is relevant. Discourse: written or spoken communication or debate. Disciplinary assumption: an assumption regarding the integration of knowledge.