Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography

Benson, Thomas. "Five Arguments Against Interdisciplinary Studies." Issues In Integrative Studies (1982): 38-48. Web.  

A professor critiques the interdisciplinary studies movement, mostly arguing that interdisciplinary courses lack the depth that courses in the traditional disciplines do.

Boulding, Kenneth E. "The Future of General Systems." Interdisciplinary Teaching. Ed. Alvin M. White. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1981. 27-34. Print.

This essay describes the origin of the General Systems approach (basically a term for interdisciplinary studies at the highest level of academia), and argues for its importance.

Churchman, C. West. "Gown and Town: Planning Our Lives." Interdisciplinary Teaching. Ed. Alvin M. White. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1981. 41-49. Print.

This essay discusses education and learning from a social systems perspective. Discusses creating the ideal university for the individual, discusses theory of knowledge and how it relates to interdisciplinary learning.

Laster, Madlon T. Teach the Way the Brain Learns: Curriculum Themes Build Neuron Networks. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2009. Print.

A (former) teacher's perspective on interdisciplinary learning in primary education, somewhat narrative style. Includes allusion to and citation of brain research, most extensively suggestions for implementing interdisciplinary learning in different contexts.

Mathison, Sandra, and Melissa Freeman. The Logic of Interdisciplinary Study. Rep. Albany: National Center on English Learning and Achievement, 1997. Web.

This article describes in some detail the philosophy behind and various approaches to interdisciplinary study.

Newell, William H. "The Case for Interdisciplinary Studies: Response to Professor Benson's Five Arguments." (n.d.): n. pag. Miami University Ohio. Web.

A professor responds to another’s arguments against interdisciplinary studies by pointing out the limited scope of the critique, broadening the definition of interdisciplinary studies to include the ideal approaches  as well as the most visible prior attempts.

Ross, Ralph. "The Nature of the Transdisciplinary: An Elementary Statement." Interdisciplinary Teaching. Ed. Alvin White. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1981. 19-25. Print.

This essay reflects on the nature of education, broadly (both primary and implied secondary), discusses limitations of specific disciplines and teaching approaches therein as an argument for interdisciplinary (or transdisciplinary) studies. Especially emphasizes the importance of the humanities.

Vickers, Geoffrey. "Two Buckets, One Well." Interdisciplinary Teaching. Ed. Alvin M. White. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1981. 11-18. Print.

This essay discusses interdisciplinary education from a philosophical perspective, primarily interdisciplinary learning in higher education. As philosophical texts tend to do, it attempts to define the purpose of education itself and its historical basis, then out of that understanding creates an argument for interdisciplinary learning.

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Chapter 9: Searching for Information with Print Resources

Working Bibliography

Works Cited

Abbott, Jillian. "Interdisciplinary Teaching Through Learning Communities: A Perspective From A Part-Time Faculty Member." Peer Review 14.3 (2012): 10-13. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Oct. 2014.

Benson, Thomas. "Five Arguments Against Interdisciplinary Studies." Issues In Integrative Studies (1982): 38-48. Web.

Cooner, Tarsem Singh. "Learning To Create Enquiry-Based Blended Learning Designs: Resources To Develop Interdisciplinary Education."Social Work Education 30.3 (2011): 312-330. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Oct. 2014.

Friedow, Alison J., et al. "Learning Interdisciplinary Pedagogies." Pedagogy 12.3 (2012): 405-424. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Oct. 2014

Humes, Walter. "Curriculum for Excellence and Interdisciplinary Learning." Scottish Educational Review (2013): n. pag. Web.

"Interdisciplinary Courses and Majors in Higher Education - Rationale for Interdisciplinary Courses and Programs, Interdisciplinary Study in U.S. Higher Education." - StateUniversity.com. State University, n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2014.

Mathison, Sandra, and Melissa Freeman. The Logic of Interdisciplinary Study. Rep. Albany: National Center on English Learning and Achievement, 1997. Web.

Newell, William H. "The Case for Interdisciplinary Studies: Response to Professor Benson's Five Arguments." (n.d.): n. pag. Miami University Ohio. Web.

Spelt, Elisabeth, et al. "Teaching And Learning In Interdisciplinary Higher Education: A Systematic Review." Educational Psychology Review 21.4 (2009): 365-378. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Oct. 2014.

Woods, Charlotte. "Researching And Developing Interdisciplinary Teaching: Towards A Conceptual Framework For Classroom Communication."Higher Education 54.6 (2007): 853-866. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Oct. 2014.

Chapter 3: Developing Your Research Question and Proposal

In Class Lab 9/30: Evaluating Paper "Reinstating Compulsory Conscription"

His own work, but shouldn't have ended his paper with a quotation
Met requirement for word count; 4,000 words
Did not employ MLA Format
Repeatedly used both "I" and "my" when the paper states it's suppose to be in third person
1. I watch CNN, as previously noted, and the assessment there too is U.S. troop strength is still thin, even with the measures taken to supplement the forces.
Sloppy argument, wasn't necessarily clear on his thesis on where he stood on the matter
Argument wasn't phrased in a way that we would believe it was his argument, rather than have us feel it's just his own opinion.
1. Obviously, reinstating compulsory service is a benefit to the United States by not only reintroducing citizen pride in defending America, but also by unifying America as a whole.
2. Moreover, draft opponents contend that compulsory national service will be too costly for an already severely economically challenged United States.
When using transition words, he used repetitive words that wasn't engaging for the reader
Works Cited..
1. So states Charles Moskos, late professor of sociology for Northwestern University, recipient of the Distinguished Service Award for the U.S. Army, and a draftee for the U.S. Army Combat Engineers (Moskos)
2. This lack of balance is unsustainable in the long term” (28). 
He didn't build his case logically in a systematic order of presentation   
1.  It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free (qtd. in “Learn").
Overall grade, C+

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