INTERDISCIPLINARY DIMENSION OF PEDAGOGICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM IN OECD MEMBER COUNTRIES: ESSENCE, DESIGN, CHALLENGES
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The article analyses the advantages and challenges of implementing an interdisciplinary dimension into the teacher education curriculum. Based on the study of the OECD analytical and statistical documents and scientific papers it has been found that the development of teacher education curricula in Australia, Great Britain, Norway, etc. demonstrates a variety of approaches to the integration of disciplines, in particular the following are productive: intradisciplinary; interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary; transdisciplinary approaches. It has been determined that interdisciplinary integration of pedagogical education content is aimed at establishing links between different phenomena and processes, as well as increasing the relevance of teacher training, moving away from the formation and application of fragmentary knowledge and skills. It involves coordinating and combining separate parts into a functional and harmonious whole; and more over helps to identify similarities between ideas and processes within one or more learning fields. Despite its many advantages, the implementation of an interdisciplinary dimension in teacher education is associated with certain challenges, primarily the need to overcome monodisciplinary barriers, establish effective cooperation between higher education institutions, their structural units and faculty staff, develop appropriate assessment methods and ensure sufficient resources. The exchange of experience in analysing and implementing effective models and strategies for interdisciplinary teacher training is driven by the need to rethink teacher education in light of the growing turbulence and uncertainty of social processes in the world, the increasing impact of global challenges and regional integration trends.
Key words: pedagogical education curriculum; intradisciplinary, multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary approaches to curriculum integration; OECD.
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