Integrating World Experience Through Interdisciplinary Learning in Nigerian Universities
Keywords:
Graduate, Interdiciplinary, Learning, University, World experienceAbstract
In the current context, higher education faces the challenge
of preparing future professionals to respond to society’s
increasingly complex problems. However, the search for
solutions means adopting new ways of working that promote
multidimensionality through collaboration and an
interdisciplinary outlook. Despite the advances made in
interdisciplinary research, innovation development, and
interdisciplinary teamwork, however, the implementation of
this approach in higher education is still very slow, and
further efforts are required. This article considers the
opportunities for an interdisciplinary approach to student
learning in university settings. In Nigeria, it is common
knowledge that the educational system in it is not what it
ought to be. This is evidenced by the fact that, above all, a
good number of graduates from this system are
unemployable, leading to so many ills in society. It is not
unconnected with this fact that national policy on education
was formulated to correct the anomaly. A juxtaposition of
the policy with the state of higher education in Nigeria shows
that the policy is far from actualizing its ends. The paper,
therefore, suggested that core subjects should be integrated
into the curriculum across levels that involve
interdisciplinary learning in Nigerian universities.
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