DESCRIBING THE STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION IN AN EDUCATIONAL CENTER ON AGING AND HEALTH

Innovative methods for exploring the nature and extent of interdisciplinary collaboration in health and aging are increasingly needed as higher education moves toward fostering more cooperation among formerly isolated health disciplines. This article describes the development of a new practical meth...

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Published in:Educational gerontology 1997-01, Vol.23 (7), p.609-629
Main Authors: Blumberg, Phyllis, Deveau, Eleanor J., Clark, Phillip G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging (Individuals)
Biological and medical sciences
Canada
Educational Cooperation
Educational Gerontology
Foreign Countries
Higher Education
Interdisciplinary Approach
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
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Summary:Innovative methods for exploring the nature and extent of interdisciplinary collaboration in health and aging are increasingly needed as higher education moves toward fostering more cooperation among formerly isolated health disciplines. This article describes the development of a new practical method for mapping the structural elements and understanding the content of interdisciplinary collaboration in a center designed specifically to support this kind of activity. How to study who collaborates with whom and the settings in which these activities take place are explored. Information is provided to assist others in conducting similar research to document the structural nature of their collaboration. The Educational Centre for Aging and Health (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) described in this article was very successful in fostering interdisciplinary activities, and the contextual characteristics that promote this success are identified.
ISSN:0360-1277
1521-0472
DOI:10.1080/0360127970230702