INTERDISCIPLINARITY: DEALING WITH THE MEANING OF SCHOOL WORK IN METROPOLITAN CONTEXTS

Abstract

This study discusses the contribution of the interdisciplinary movement to the continuing education of teachers with regard to the construction of meaning for the teaching profession in a complex organizational environment, such as metropolitan contexts. It questions the school model that is based on the external demands of the students, and proposes an education that considers the objective and subjective demands of teaching and studying, as a way of giving meaning to the work of teachers and students. Beyond the dimensions of studying and teaching, the school needs to widen its educational efforts to involve not only the teachers, but all the members of the institution, and to broaden its curriculum beyond its own walls, according to the local requirements/circumstances. The interdisciplinary movement can therefore make a major contribution to creating a more human environment in the day-to-day school life, by including other subjects and activities from those traditionally included in the educational process.