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Introduction to Integrated Education and Learning

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Integrated Education and Learning

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An introduction to the content of Integrated Education and Learning is presented in this Chapter, mainly including methods (transdisciplinary, linking, and networking), important topics for consideration (early childhood education, environment, play, native language and local culture, emotions and emotion regulation, and art experiences), challenges (gender and racial differences), teaching requirements, and other factors that enhance success in Integrated Education and Learning.

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Integrated education and learning.

(Adapted with permission from the Health and Art (HEART), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN); Painting by Mahdis Pouya).

We do not need Departments of Commerce, Labor, and Education ; we need a single Department of Skills that will promote an integrated approach to global competitiveness .

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  1. Integrated Science Association (ISA), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran

    Nima Rezaei & Amene Saghazadeh

  2. Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Nima Rezaei & Amene Saghazadeh

  3. Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Nima Rezaei

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Rezaei, N., Saghazadeh, A. (2022). Introduction to Integrated Education and Learning. In: Rezaei, N. (eds) Integrated Education and Learning. Integrated Science, vol 13. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15963-3_1

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