Abstract
Summary The structure of modern, graduate level education has impeded the development of interdisciplinary programmes which emphasize breadth rather than depth of inquiry. Yet societal problems frequently require interdisciplinary resolution and an understanding of the values and assumptions of the representatives of different disciplines. An experimental programme at Boston University, involving the exploration of existing problems in the health field by small, interdisciplinary groups of graduate and professional students, is an attempt to meet the need for interdisciplinary education. An analysis of two of these groups has demonstrated that they must resolve problems of acceptance, data‐flow, goal‐formation and control before they can function effectively as an innovative and useful departure in graduate level education. In the evaluation described in this article, it was found that for significant group development to occur, each dimension had to be successfully mastered.
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