Interdisciplinarity Phenomenon in the Implementation of Multiculturalism in Higher Education Based on the Experience of UK Universities Cover Image

Феномен междисциплинарности во внедрении поликультурализма в систему высшего образования на примере университетов Великобритании
Interdisciplinarity Phenomenon in the Implementation of Multiculturalism in Higher Education Based on the Experience of UK Universities

Author(s): Natalya Shulga
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, State/Government and Education
Published by: Тракийски университет
Keywords: interdisciplinary; multicultural education; criteria; principles of organization; strategy; educational institutions; discipline

Summary/Abstract: Different characteristics of interdisciplinarity as a phenomenon of modern Western educational systems at the turn of the 20th – 21st century are disclosed and analyzed in the article. The value of interdisciplinarity in the development of multicultural higher education is determined. Transformation criteria of interdisciplinary curriculum are outlined, principles of its organization are discussed, as well as methods of achieving interdisciplinary strategy in the students’ learning process based on the experience of some UK universities are proposed.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 27-32
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Russian