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Barrett, Brian D. – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2012
This paper draws on the theory of Basil Bernstein and on more recent applications of it by Rob Moore, John Beck and Michael Young to respond to recent calls for the replacement of discipline-based university faculties and departments with "problem-based" curricula and programmes of study. It considers, particularly, the potential…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Universities, Problem Based Learning
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Halperin, Edward C.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1995
From universities' experiences, medical schools can learn innovative techniques of curriculum assessment and teaching, how to handle diversity issues, and ways to expand the definition of scholarship. In turn, medical schools can teach universities the importance of fiscal and regulatory accountability, benefits of interdisciplinary efforts,…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Administration, College Instruction, Coping