Reflections on the experience of integrating knowledge into the field of General Studies
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https://doi.org/10.29197/cpu.v14i28.291Keywords:
general education, integration, transdisciplinary, seminars, general studies, curriculumAbstract
This article shares a curricular experience of particular significance in the Faculty of General Studies at the University of Puerto Rico. It discusses the development and concretion of the curricular concept around the integration of knowledge in a closing seminar for a program that leads to a degree in General Education. We are convinced that the solutions to most situations we come across in today's world require integrating multiple dimensions (artistic, scientific, literary, experiential, emotional, spiritual) and varied sources of knowledge (ancestral, contemporary, sacred and profane). We posit General Studies is the university curriculum component that has contributed the most to processes that require weaving together different types of knowledge for the purposes of a holistic training. The article discuss several theoretical bases for the study of the integration of knowledge into the General Education degree. Furthermore, it analyzes the historical evolution of the topic and presents findings on the results of the integration experience.
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