Abstract:
In the interdisciplinary education, complex issues such as climate change, globalization, and diversity are examined through various approaches and subjects. Teachers are increasingly recognizing that teaching skills and abstract concepts without connecting them to real-world applications is perceived as irrelevant by students and is easily forgotten. As a result, education is evolving into a complex unit resembling interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and transdisciplinary approaches. The primary goal of interdisciplinary education is to promote interprofessional interactions that improve the practices of each discipline and cultivate well-rounded individuals capable of critical thinking and problem-solving across multiple disciplines. Unlike traditional education, which is often siloed, interdisciplinary education combines subjects to address complex problems that cannot be tackled by a single discipline alone. There are distinct forms of interdisciplinarity: multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary. Multidisciplinary approaches involve studying a topic from multiple disciplines without integrating them deeply. Interdisciplinary thinking goes further by attempting to integrate perspectives or insights from different disciplines through interaction to better understand complex phenomena. Transdisciplinary approaches involve research conducted by investigators from different disciplines working together to integrate knowledge from science and practice, aiming to develop integrative approaches or solutions that impact society. Participating in varied transdisciplinary projects can enhance motivation, satisfaction, and the joy of acquiring new knowledge.
