Where Are the Multi-, Inter-, and Transdisciplinary Approaches in Costa Rican University Education?

 

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Autori: Soto Kiewit, Luis Diego, Rojas Mena, Pamela Sofía
Format: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Datum izdanja:2025
Opis:This article reflects on the integration of multidisciplinarity, interdisciplinarity, and transdisciplinarity (MIT)in undergraduate and graduate curricula at Costa Rica’s five public universities. The underlying research adopts a qualitative approach and seeks to identify how these three approaches are addressed in Costa Rican higher education teaching. First, an exhaustive review was conducted of the curricular frameworks of all academic programs offered atthe five public universities. Then, the conceptions embedded in individual course syllabi were analyzed. This allowed for a mapping of the presence and treatment of MIT-related content in the national higher education context. The findings reveal that these discussions are rarely addressed, and when they are, the terms are often used superficially without solid grounding in course content. The study highlights the need to reconsider current professional training,which remains largely discipline-centered, in order to align more closely with the demands of the labor market demands that increasingly require collaborative and multidisciplinary competencies. The article concludes with a call to strengthen education grounded in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches, positioning them as key strategies for addressing contemporary challenges in professional formation.
Zemlja:Portal de Revistas UNED
Institucija:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
Jezik:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/5654
Online pristup:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/innovaciones/article/view/5654
Ključna riječ:science of science
higher education
institutionalization
education
interdiscipline
multidiscipline
ciencia de la ciencia
enseñanza superior
institucionalización
educación
interdisciplina
multidisciplina
transdisciplina
ciência da ciência
ensino superior
institucionalização
educação
interdisciplinar,
multidisciplinar
transdisciplinar