The Context and Challenges of Interdisciplinarity in the Philippines

• Main Author: Cuyegkeng, Ma. Assunta C
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2019
• Subjects: assessment of outcomes; CHED Memorandum Order No. 20; implementing interdisciplinarity; resolving real-world problems; support systems; Leadership Studies; Other Business
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/leadership-and-strategy-faculty-pubs/1; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=leadership-and-strategy-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The tension between disciplines and interdisciplinary initiatives has been present in different areas around the world. This paper discusses the roots of the tension in the world and in the Philippines, as well as issues and challenges of implementation. It begins with the meaning of discipline and...