Unraveling interdisciplinarity: changing perspectives on interdisciplinary education, learning and learning outcomes

To fully utilize the potential impact of interdisciplinary learning, a better overview of the state of the research field, and empirical research into the effects and learning outcomes of interdisciplinary learning is needed.
This project, therefore, aims to provide a detailed view on the current state of empirical research into the learning outcomes and design of interdisciplinary learning, and extend it by presenting empirical results from the interdisciplinary minor ‘Healthcare communication, management and organization’.

This project has 4 subprojects:
1. The state of empirical evidence for interdisciplinary learning outcomes in higher education: a systematic review;
2. Intrdisciplinary learning and education: Broadening students' perspectives on healthcare communication;
3. Interdisciplinary education affects student learning: a focus group study;
4. How to cross the line: design principles for interdisciplinary education.

The data of subprojects 1,2 and 4 are made available in this data collection. The data of subproject 3 are available with open access from: https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-zpq-7a3c .