Creating Interdisciplinarity: Interdisciplinary Research and Teaching Among College and University Faculty - Couverture souple

Lattuca, Lisa R.

 
9780826513830: Creating Interdisciplinarity: Interdisciplinary Research and Teaching Among College and University Faculty
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0826513832 ISBN 13 : 9780826513830
Editeur : Vanderbilt University Press, 2001

Synopsis

Interdisciplinarity, a favorite buzzword of faculty and administrators, has been appropriated to describe so many academic pursuits that it is virtually meaningless. With a writing style that is accessible, fluid, and engaging, Lisa Lattuca remedies this confusion with an original conceptualization of interdisciplinarity based on interviews with faculty who are engaged in its practice.

Whether exploring the connections between apparently related disciplines, such as English and women's studies, or such seemingly disparate fields as economics and theology, Lattuca moves away from previous definitions based on the degrees of integration across disciplines and instead focuses on the nature of the inquiry behind the work. She organizes her findings around the processes through which faculty pursue interdisciplinarity, the contexts (institutional, departmental, and disciplinary) in which faculty are working, and the ways in which those contexts relate to and affect the interdisciplinary work. Her findings result in useful suggestions for individuals concerned with the meaning of faculty work, the role and impact of disciplines in academe today, and the kinds of issues that should guide the evaluation of faculty scholarship.

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À propos de l?auteur

Co-author with Joan S. Stark of Shaping the College Curriculum: Academic Plans in Action, Lisa R. Lattuca is assistant professor of higher education in the Department of Leadership, Foundations, and Counseling Psychology at Loyola University, Chicago.

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Éditeur
Vanderbilt University Press
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0826513832
ISBN 13 
9780826513830
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
312
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780826513670: Creating Interdisciplinarity: Interdisciplinary Research and Teaching Among College and University Faculty

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ISBN 10 :  0826513670 ISBN 13 :  9780826513670
Editeur : Vanderbilt University Press, 2001
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